nickelāandādime
2 ENTRIES FOUND:
Britannica Dictionary definition of NICKELāANDāDIME
always used before a noun
US, informal
1
:
involving, making, or spending a small amount of money
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nickel-and-dime charges/fees
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nickel-and-dime tax increases
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nickel-and-dime customers/tourists
2
:
not very important
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nickel-and-dime [=small-time] businesses
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nickel-and-dime candidates
2
nickelāandādime
/ĖnÉŖkÉlÉnĖdaÉŖm/
verb
nickelsāandādimes
or
nickelāandādimes;
nickeledāandādimed
or
nickelāandādimed;
nickelingāandādiming
or
nickelāandādiming
2
nickelāandādime
/ĖnÉŖkÉlÉnĖdaÉŖm/
verb
nickelsāandādimes
or
nickelāandādimes;
nickeledāandādimed
or
nickelāandādimed;
nickelingāandādiming
or
nickelāandādiming
Britannica Dictionary definition of NICKELāANDāDIME
[+ object]
US, informal + disapproving
:
to make (someone) pay many small amounts of money over a long period of time
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Customers are being nickeled-and-dimed by the cell phone company. [=customers are being charged extra small fees by the cell phone company that will add up to a lot of money over time]
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You should buy a new car before this one nickel-and-dimes you to death. [=before you need to pay for a lot of repairs on this one]
