nickel-and-dime: Meaning and Definition of

nick•el-and-dime

Pronunciation: (nik'ul-un-dīm'), [key]

— adj., v., nick•el-and-dimedornick•eled-and-dimed, nick•el-and-dim•ingornick•el•ing-and-dim•ing.

—adj.

of little or no importance; trivial; petty: a nickel-and-dime business that soon folded.

—v.t.

to 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.
to hinder, annoy, or harass with trivialities or nonessentials: to be nickeled-and-dimed by petty criticisms.

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