ten-cent

== English == === Etymology === From a time when 10¢ was a commonly encountered price for cheap goods and services. === Adjective === ten-cent (not generally comparable, comparative more ten-cent, superlative most ten-cent) (idiomatic, dated) two-bit (insignificant or worthless); cheap (both inexpensive and poorly made). Near-synonyms: poor man's; (present-day analogues) dollar-store, Wish.com, (UK) Poundland, pound-shop, Tesco Value, BTEC (dated) Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see ten,‎ cent: costing 10¢. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== See also ====