United StatesCaribbean EnglishImmigrant English varietiesinformalcolloquial
Any money or monetary contribution, especially funds from an American or U.S. source; used idiomatically to indicate financial support (often in negative constructions meaning 'not a single cent').
Examples:
EN: You see, my father, he donate $5 million to school, and, of course, they don't see one Yankee dime until I graduate.
ES: ¿Qué haces aquí? ¿Esta no es la clase de cocina de Perkins? - Sí.