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How to pronounce nickel-and-dime in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms penny-pinch
Type of spend, drop, expend
Type Words
Synonyms small-time


a nickel-and-dime operation run out of a single rented room.
Type Words
Type of come up, scrape, scrape up, scratch
Type Words


a nickel-and-dime job.

Examples of nickel-and-dime

nickel-and-dime
All of these spending cuts thus far are essentially nickel and dime the problem.
From the time.com
The nickel and dime packages involve more pass rushing and gap responsibilities.
From the kentucky.com
You force them to play more nickel and dime coverage than they are accustomed to.
From the post-gazette.com
Taxes will rise by a dime on a cigarette pack and a nickel on a six-pack of beer.
From the newsobserver.com
Auguste plays on nickel and dime packages, and he is content with that for now.
From the thestate.com
The next week, the Giants went to primarily nickel and dime coverage, and lost.
From the tennessean.com
Some tax breaks are so nickel and dime that it's hardly worth going after them.
From the freep.com
If it works, publishers might be able to nickel-and-dime their way back to health.
From the time.com
Otherwise, they had to nickel-and-dime the Panthers for yards through the air.
From the suntimes.com