Kata bahasa Indonesia
English word
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Verb has 2 senses
- nickel-and-dime(v = verb.possession) penny-pinch - spend money frugally; spend as little as possible;
- nickel-and-dime(v = verb.contact) - accumulate gradually; "she nickeled-and-dimed together a small house for her family"
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Adjective has 2 senses
- nickel-and-dime(s = adj.all) small-time - of minor importance; "a nickel-and-dime operation run out of a single rented room"; "a small-time actor"
- nickel-and-dime(s = adj.all) - low-paying; "a nickel-and-dime job"
CIDE DICTIONARY
, v. t.
- To harass or annoy with petty demands or for trivial reasons; [PJC]
- To weaken or impair gradually or by small steps;
as, to be . [PJC]nickel-and-dimed into bankruptcy by the operating overhead
, a.
- Trivial; unimportant; petty;
as, . [PJC]nickel-and-dime criticisms - Involving only small amounts of money; small-time;
as, a . [PJC]nickel-and-dime business operation