not worth a dime

Meanings

adjectivenot worth a dime (not comparable)

USidiomaticnot comparableWorthless or nearly so: lacking in value.
His opinions aren't worth a dime.
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Near-synonyms: a dime a dozen, dime-a-dozen, ten a penny
This vase is not worth a dime. Why did you pay so much for it?
Eight of the nine who got damages were not worth a dime, and all but six of those who failed to sustain their suits were worthless.
1878, New York Times
It is extremely vital, because without demonstrating performance and excellence, all the philosophies and reasoning discussed and embedded in the previous two phases are not worth a dime and will look hollow.
2011, Baldev Seekri, Organizational Turnarounds with a Human Touch, page 211
Synonyms: bastardly, blown, cacky, chaffy, cocking, crapalicious, cruddy, cullionly
not comparableUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see not, worth, a, dime: worth less than ten cents, at any value down to and including zero (nothing).

adjectiveWorthless or nearly so: lacking in value.

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