nickel-and-dime — ☆ nickel and dime [nik′əl ən dīm′ ] Informal adj. 1. costing or spending little; cheap 2. of little value or importance; minor; petty vt. nickel (or nickeled )and dimed or nickel and dimed or nickeled and dimed, nickel (or nickeling )and diming… … English World dictionary
nickel-and-dime — ick el and dime , a. 1. Trivial; unimportant; petty; as, nickel and dime criticisms. [informal] [PJC] 2. Involving only small amounts of money; small time; as, a nickel and dime business operation. [informal] [PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
nickel-and-dime — nickel and dime1 adjective AMERICAN INFORMAL inexpensive and unimportant: Don t worry too much about the little nickel and dime expenses. nickel and dime ,nickel and dime 2 verb transitive AMERICAN to ask someone to pay small but regular amounts… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
nickel-and-dime — ick el and dime , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {nickel and dimed} or {nickeled and dimed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {nickel and diming} or {nickeling and diming}.] 1. To harass or annoy with petty demands or for trivial reasons; specifically, to insist on minor… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
nickel-and-dime — nickel and dime1 v [T] AmE informal to not give enough attention or money to something, with the result that it is not dealt with effectively nickel and dime 2 nickel and dime2 adj [only before noun] AmE unimportant or involving little money … Dictionary of contemporary English
nickel and dime — to pressure with repeated small charges or penalties: » Lawyers for the workers argued employers were nickel and diming low paid, largely immigrant laborers. (Wall Street Journal); Vacationers resented being nickel and dimed at the luxury resort … Useful english dictionary
nickel and dime — (someone) American, informal to charge someone small amounts of money for something, often as an extra payment. I hate being nickeled and dimed by hotels for local telephone calls they already charge you so much for the room … New idioms dictionary
nickel-and-dime — I verb 1. spend money frugally; spend as little as possible • Syn: ↑penny pinch • Hypernyms: ↑spend, ↑expend, ↑drop • Verb Frames: Somebody … Useful english dictionary
nickel-and-dime — /nik euhl euhn duym /, adj., v., nickel and dimed or nickeled and dimed, nickel and diming or nickeling and diming. Informal. adj. 1. of little or no importance; trivial; petty: a nickel and dime business that soon folded. v.t. 2. to expose to… … Universalium
nickel-and-dime — American, informal very ordinary and not important. We drove along past deserted gas stations and nickel and dime diners. (always before noun) … New idioms dictionary
