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English adjective: nickel-and-dime | |||
| 1. | nickel-and-dime of minor importance | ||
| Samples | A nickel-and-dime operation run out of a single rented room. A small-time actor. | ||
| Synonyms | small-time | ||
| Similar | unimportant | ||
| Antonyms | important, of import | ||
| 2. | nickel-and-dime low-paying | ||
| Samples | A nickel-and-dime job. | ||
| Similar | cheap, inexpensive | ||
| Antonyms | expensive | ||
English verb: nickel-and-dime | |||
| 1. | nickel-and-dime (possession) spend money frugally; spend as little as possible | ||
| Synonyms | penny-pinch | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | drop, expend, spend | ||
| 2. | nickel-and-dime (contact) accumulate gradually | ||
| Samples | She nickeled-and-dimed together a small house for her family. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | come up, scrape, scrape up, scratch | ||
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