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nickel-and-dime

Meaning of "nickel-and-dime" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF NICKEL-AND-DIME

ˌnɪkələnˈdaɪm


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF NICKEL-AND-DIME

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Nickel-And-Dime is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES NICKEL-AND-DIME MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of nickel-and-dime in the English dictionary

The definition of nickel-and-dime in the dictionary is small; insignificant; involving small amounts of money.



WORDS THAT RHYME WITH NICKEL-AND-DIME

Anaheim · anytime · climb · crime · daytime · dime · enzyme · five-and-dime · I´m · lifetime · lime · maritime · mime · paradigm · prime · showtime · sometime · sublime · summertime · time

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE NICKEL-AND-DIME

nickar · nickel · Nickel Belt · nickel bloom · nickel plate · nickel silver · nickel steel · nickel-in-the-slot machine · nickel-plate · nickel-plated · nickel-plating · nickelic · nickeliferous · nickeline · nickelize · nickelled · nickelling · nickelodeon · nickelous · nicker

WORDS THAT END LIKE NICKEL-AND-DIME

all the time · all-time · anime · at one time · at the same time · from time to time · full time · full-time · good-time · in good time · in the nick of time · in time · local time · on time · one-time · part-time · real time · real-time · regime · the big time

Synonyms and antonyms of nickel-and-dime in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «nickel-and-dime» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF NICKEL-AND-DIME

Find out the translation of nickel-and-dime to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of nickel-and-dime from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «nickel-and-dime» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

镍和角钱
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

níquel y diez centavos
570 millions of speakers
en

English

nickel-and-dime
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

निकल और पैसा भी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

النيكل والدايم
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

никель- и - центов
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

níquel- and-dime
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

নিকেল-এবং-তুচ্ছ
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

nickel - and-dime
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Nikel-dan-dime
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

Nickel -und Cent
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

ニッケル·アンド·ダイム
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

니켈 앤 다임
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Nikel-lan-dime
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nickel- và - xu
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

நிக்கல் மற்றும் வெள்ளி நாணயம்
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

निकेल अॅन्ड-डाईम
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

Nikel ve dime
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

nickel - and-dime
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

niklowo-i - bilon
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

нікель - і - центів
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

nichel - și - ban
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

νικελίου - και - δεκάρα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

nikkel - en - sent
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

nickel - and- dime
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

nikkel og krone
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of nickel-and-dime

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «NICKEL-AND-DIME»

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about nickel-and-dime

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «NICKEL-AND-DIME»

Discover the use of nickel-and-dime in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to nickel-and-dime and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Nickel and Dime
A novel arranged in three interconnected tales features Mexican-American men in Oakland, California.
Gary Soto, 2000
2
The Nickel and Dime Decade: American Popular Culture During ...
Popular culture in the 1930s is important for understanding how Americans coped during the Great Depression.
Gary Dean Best, 1993
3
Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America
Nickel and Dimed reveals low-rent America in all its tenacity, anxiety, and surprising generosity -- a land of Big Boxes, fast food, and a thousand desperate stratagems for survival.
Barbara Ehrenreich, 2010
4
Football For Dummies
Some experts try to equate learning the nickel and dime defensive schemes with learning to speak Japanese. Not so! All it's about is making change. When defensive coaches believe that the offense plans to throw the football, they replace ...
Howie Long, John Czarnecki, 2011
5
Nickel and Dime Millionaire: The Working Man's Guide to ...
Well, dream no more - I've done it and I'll show you how. Nickel and Dime Millionaire lays out a four-stage life plan to become a millionaire -- and you don't have to start when you're young.
W. R. Marx, 2004
6
Nickel and Dime Your Way to Wealth
NPR host Deborah Owens ("Real Money") shares the remarkable story of Mr. Earl, who accumulated a small fortune despite his tiny income and minimal education. His journey to financial security inspires others to build wealth on any income.
Deborah Owens, 2004
7
Nickel and Dime Your Way to Wealth "Second Edition"
Every day, millions of people wake up believing they won't ever achieve financial security. Owens shares the remarkable story of a parking lot attendant who refuses to buy into that thinking and accumulates a small fortune.
Deborah Owens, 2005
8
The Routledge Dictionary of Modern American Slang and ...
137, 1985 nickel and dime noun in pool, a table that is five feet by ten feet US, 1993 • — Mike Shamos, The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Billiards, p. 154, 1993 nickel-and-dime adjective small-time, operating on a small scale US, 1941 • This is ...
Tom Dalzell, 2008
9
Bebop to the Boolean Boogie: An Unconventional Guide to ...
The arcs connecting the states are called state transitions and the values of the nickel and dime inputs associated with the state transitions are called guard conditions. The controller will only sequence between two states if the values on the ...
Clive Maxfield, 2003
10
The New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional ...
137, 1985 nickel and dime; nickel noun 1 time us Rhyming slang. • There's no nickel like the future — Ray Puxiey, Fresh Rabbit, 1998 2 in pool, a table that is five feet by ten feet us • — Mike Shamos, The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Billiards, p.
Eric Partridge, Tom Dalzell, Terry Victor, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «NICKEL-AND-DIME»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term nickel-and-dime is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Fixing Our Nightmarish Web Of Federal Gun Laws
That approach is based on hoping to nickel-and-dime your liberties away. Instead, we need to recognize that all citizens are created equal in ... «Bearing Arms, Jul 15»
2
Zurik: Is IG's office dragging its feet on Horizon case?
“You can't go to the feds with nickel-and-dime kind of cases," Raspanti tells us. “They usually don't even look at certain types of cases under six figures. This one ... «FOX 8 News WVUE-TV, Jul 15»
3
The pinnacle of junkyard sales: All You Can Carry For $59.99!
There was no nickel-and-dime price-gouging on anything. All participants got a complimentary Pull-A-Thon T-shirt. Photo by Murilee Martin. «Autoweek, Jul 15»
4
Inside Mugabe's Zimbabwe: as the tyrant totters towards decrepitude …
... ragged street-corner vendors selling everything from mobile phone airtime for nickel-and-dime commissions to rhinos and elephants made ... «Newsweek, Jul 15»
5
Pittsburgh-Bound Allegiant Flight Breaks Down Twice in as Many Days
... Daniel Wells accused Allegiant's "nickel-and-dime approach" of putting "passengers and flight crews at an unnecessary increased risk.". «TravelPulse, Jul 15»
6
Comcast's High-Speed Fiber Service Will Cost $300/Month Just For …
For $299.95/month, the least Comcast could do is not nickel-and-dime you further for equipment fees. As DSLreports.com notes, canceling your ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
7
Chicago's 'Cloud Tax' Raises The Cost Of Streaming Videos
... Chicago has held the line on property and sales taxes, but putting a tax on cloud-based computer services is a nickel-and-dime approach. «WJCT NEWS, Jul 15»
8
Chicago To Apply 9% 'Netflix Tax'
The nickel-and-dime tactics only lead to citizen dissatisfaction and serious downgrades in the city's bond rating. Putting a tax on the cloud is ... «Forbes, Jul 15»
9
Budget a nickel-and-dime affair
For people other than residential property investors, Thursday's Budget is expected to be a nickel-and-dime affair of interest mainly for the ... «New Zealand Herald, May 15»
10
Games that nickel-and-dime fans for add-ons
Mortal Kombat X has angered for charging users for its fatalities but it is by no means alone in drawing the wrath of players who are tired of ... «Toronto Sun, Apr 15»
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