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| nick·el-and-dime |
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1. low-paid: paying or involving only a small amount of money
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slang
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 a nickel-and-dime job
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2. minor: small-scale, or of little importance
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transitive verb (past and past participle nick·el-and-dimed, present participle nick·el-and-dim·ing, 3rd person present singular nick·el-and-dimes) |
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1. impoverish somebody through small expenses: to get somebody or something into financial trouble by accumulating many small costs and expenses
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2. bother somebody in many small ways: to hinder or harass somebody with trivialities and insignificant matters
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