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nickel-and-dime

nick·el-and-dime
N n

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [nik-uh l and dahym]
    • /ˈnɪk əl ænd daɪm/
    • /ˈnɪk.l̩ ənd daɪm/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [nik-uh l and dahym]
    • /ˈnɪk əl ænd daɪm/

Definitions of nickel-and-dime word

  • adjective nickel-and-dime of little or no importance; trivial; petty: a nickel-and-dime business that soon folded. 1
  • verb with object nickel-and-dime to expose to financial hardship or bankruptcy by the accumulation of small expenses, bills, etc.: We're being nickel-and-dimed to death by these small weekly expenses. 1
  • verb with object nickel-and-dime to hinder, annoy, or harass with trivialities or nonessentials: to be nickeled-and-dimed by petty criticisms. 1
  • transitive verb nickel-and-dime 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. 0
  • adjective nickel-and-dime 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. 0
  • adjective nickel-and-dime small; insignificant; involving small amounts of money 0

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Origin of nickel-and-dime

First appearance:

before 1965
One of the 2% newest English words
First recorded in 1965-70

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Parts of speech for Nickel-and-dime

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

nickel-and-dime popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 6% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

Synonyms for nickel-and-dime

adj nickel-and-dime

Antonyms for nickel-and-dime

adjective nickel-and-dime

  • greater — unusually or comparatively large in size or dimensions: A great fire destroyed nearly half the city.

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