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Nickel-and-dime
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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
)
1.
To harass or annoy with petty demands or for trivial reasons; specifically, To insist on minor concessions in a negotiation.
2.
To weaken or impair gradually or by small steps; as,
to be nickel-and-dimed into bankruptcy by the operating overhead
. (informal)
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Etymology of 'Nickel-and-dime'
Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48
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Words linked to "Nickel-and-dime" :
expend
,
scratch
,
scrape up
,
unimportant
,
drop
,
cheap
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