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Nickel and Dimed — Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America (Deutsche Ausgabe: Arbeit poor. Unterwegs in der Dienstleistungsgesellschaft) ist ein Buch der investigativen Journalistin Barbara Ehrenreich. Ziel des Buches ist es unter anderem die Auswirkungen… … Deutsch Wikipedia
nickel-and-dime — ☆ nickel and dime [nik′əl ən dīm′ ] Informal adj. 1. costing or spending little; cheap 2. of little value or importance; minor; petty vt. nickel (or nickeled )and dimed or nickel and dimed or nickeled and dimed, nickel (or nickeling )and diming… … English World dictionary
nickel-and-dime — ick el and dime , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {nickel and dimed} or {nickeled and dimed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {nickel and diming} or {nickeling and diming}.] 1. To harass or annoy with petty demands or for trivial reasons; specifically, to insist on minor… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
nickel-and-diming — nickel and dime ick el and dime , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {nickel and dimed} or {nickeled and dimed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {nickel and diming} or {nickeling and diming}.] 1. To harass or annoy with petty demands or for trivial reasons; specifically, to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
nickel and dime — to pressure with repeated small charges or penalties: » Lawyers for the workers argued employers were nickel and diming low paid, largely immigrant laborers. (Wall Street Journal); Vacationers resented being nickel and dimed at the luxury resort … Useful english dictionary
nickel-and-dime — /nik euhl euhn duym /, adj., v., nickel and dimed or nickeled and dimed, nickel and diming or nickeling and diming. Informal. adj. 1. of little or no importance; trivial; petty: a nickel and dime business that soon folded. v.t. 2. to expose to… … Universalium
nickel-and-dime — I. adjective Date: 1941 1. involving or offering only a small amount of money 2. small time II. transitive verb (nickeled and dimed or nickel and dimed; nickeling and diming or nickel and diming) Date: 1961 … New Collegiate Dictionary
nickel and dime — 1. adjective /ˌnɪkəl ən ˈdaɪm/ Small time; operating on a small scale; involving small amounts of money; petty or cheap. I bought my new ride from some nickel and dime used car salesman. 2. verb /ˌnɪkəl ən ˈdaɪm/ a) To charge, or be charged, sev … Wiktionary
nickel and dime someone (to death) — tv. o make numerous small monetary charges that add up to a substantial sum. □ Those waiters nickel and dimed me to death. □ Just give me the whole bill at one time. Don’t nickel and dime me for days on end … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
