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- Dictionarynickel-and-dime/ˌnɪkl(ə)n(d)ˈdʌɪm/
verb
- 1. greedily or unfairly charge (someone) many small amounts for minor services: "we don't nickel-and-dime our customers like some vendors that charge extra for every little utility"
adjective
- 1. of little importance: "the only games this weekend are nickel-and-dime stuff"
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to damage someone or something either by taking away many small amounts of money or by giving too much attention to details: The banks nickle and dime you to death with all the little fees they charge you. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
The meaning of NICKEL-AND-DIME is involving or offering only a small amount of money. How to use nickel-and-dime in a sentence.
If you describe someone or something as nickel-and-dime, you mean that they are not very important or they only function on a small scale. [US, informal] ...a number of nickel-and-dime jobs – janitor, pastry chef, window washer. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Collins. Apps. English Quiz.
Nickel-and-dime definition: of little or no importance; trivial; petty. See examples of NICKEL-AND-DIME used in a sentence.
to damage someone or something either by taking away many small amounts of money or by giving too much attention to details: The banks nickle and dime you to death with all the little fees they charge you. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
verb. accumulate gradually. see more. adjective. of minor importance. “a nickel-and-dime operation run out of a single rented room”. synonyms: small-time. unimportant. not important.
NICKEL–AND–DIME meaning: 1 : involving, making, or spending a small amount of money; 2 : not very important