VERB
- spend money frugally; spend as little as possible
-
accumulate gradually
she nickeled-and-dimed together a small house for her family
ADJECTIVE
-
of minor importance
a small-time actor
a nickel-and-dime operation run out of a single rented room -
low-paying
a nickel-and-dime job
How To Use nickel-and-dime In A Sentence
- It may be a small fee, but added together small fees will nickel-and-dime me to death.
- a nickel-and-dime operation run out of a single rented room
- Test car, a 2009 S with automatic transmission and lots of nickel-and-dime color and trim charges (such as $100 for getting the top in denim blue instead of some other color), came to $31,550. Mini Cooper convertible is cute but quirky
- Banks are trying to nickel-and-dime their customers with fees," said Cohn, an analyst.
- a nickel-and-dime job
