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Definition of Nickel and dime
1. Adjective. (US idiomatic colloquial) Small time; operating on a small scale; involving small amounts of money; petty or cheap. ¹
2. Verb. (US idiomatic colloquial) To charge, or be charged, several unexpected small amounts of money, often in the form of fees, taxes, or related expenses to a venture, which when taken as a whole add up to a significant unexpected cost. ¹
3. Verb. (US idiomatic colloquial figuratively) To wear down in small increments; to quibble or obsess endlessly with (someone) over trifles. ¹
4. Noun. (US slang) Fifteen years. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
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