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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.
nickel-and-dime something/somebody to spend or save very small amounts of money; to charge small amounts of money for lots of extra items. Set the money aside so you don't nickel-and-dime it away. We decided to go ahead even if we have to nickel-and-dime it.
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 definition, of little or no importance; trivial; petty: a nickel-and-dime business that soon folded. See more.
Definitions of 'nickel-and-dime' 1. If you accuse a person of nickel-and-diming someone or something, you are criticizing that person for weakening or exhausting them, for example, by continually taking small amounts of money away from them, or by continually making small changes or requests.
The phrase nickel-and-dime typically comes with a negative connotation. It describes insignificant amounts of money that are small when taken individually, but when they keep trickling in, they add up to become a substantial sum.
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.
