NICKEL-AND-DIME • FREE TRANSLATOR.ORG • Definition of Nickel-and-dime

/nˈɪkəl-ənd-daɪm/ Listen

verb

nickel-and-dime v. t. (past & past part. nickel-and-dimed or nickeled-and-dimed; pres. part. nickel-and-diming or nickeling-and-diming)

To harass or annoy with petty demands or for trivial reasons; specifically, To insist on minor concessions in a negotiation.

To weaken or impair gradually or by small steps; as, to be nickel-and-dimed into bankruptcy by the operating overhead. (informal)

adjective

nickel-and-dime adj.

Trivial; unimportant; petty; as, nickel-and-dime criticisms. (informal)

Involving only small amounts of money; small-time; as, a nickel-and-dime business operation. (informal)

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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