NICKEL-AND-DIME • DICTIONARY ONE.COM • Definition of Nickel-and-dime

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nickel-and-dime v. t. (past & past part. nickel-and-dimed or nickeled-and-dimed; pres. part. nickel-and-diming or nickeling-and-diming)

To harass or annoy with petty demands or for trivial reasons; specifically, To insist on minor concessions in a negotiation.

To weaken or impair gradually or by small steps; as, to be nickel-and-dimed into bankruptcy by the operating overhead. (informal)

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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