nickel-and-dime

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. verb spend money frugally; spend as little as possible
  2. verb accumulate gradually
  3. adjective of minor importance

Synonyms

penny-pinch

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
spend

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