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单词 nickel-and-dime
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
nick•el-and-dime  (nikəl ən dīm),USA pronunciation adj., v., nick•el-and-dimed or nick•eled-and-dimed, nick•el-and-dim•ing or nick•el•ing-and-dim•ing. [Informal.]
adj. 
  1. Informal Termsof little or no importance;
    trivial;
    petty:a nickel-and-dime business that soon folded.

v.t. 
  1. Informal Termsto expose to financial hardship or bankruptcy by the accumulation of small expenses, bills, etc.:We're being nickel-and-dimed to death by these small weekly expenses.
  2. Informal Termsto hinder, annoy, or harass with trivialities or nonessentials:to be nickeled-and-dimed by petty criticisms.
  • 1965–70

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