nickel-and-dime Antonyms
Strongest:
- meaningful
- decisive
- major
- substantial
- meaningful
- decisive
- big
- chief
- chief
- material
- significant
- momentous
- momentous
- weighty
- big
- important
- significant
- material
- substantial
- major
- principal
- principal
- important
- weighty
- consequential
- fatal
- fatal
- consequential
Strong:
- basic
- valuable
- worthy
- overriding
- overriding
- distinguished
- great
- fateful
- unfrivolous
- illustrious
- overbearing
- worthwhile
- distinctive
- outstanding
- distinguished
- essential
- valuable
- eventful
- dominant
- fundamental
- illustrious
- essential
- basic
- fateful
- impressive
- eminent
- remarkable
- distinctive
- prominent
- overbearing
- impressive
- great
- fundamental
- remarkable
- prominent
- outstanding
- worthy
- eminent
- dominant
- exceptional
- eventful
- exceptional
- unfrivolous
- worthwhile
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Meaning of nickel-and-dime
nickel-and-dime (v)
spend money frugally; spend as little as possible
accumulate gradually
nickel-and-dime (s)
of minor importance
low-paying
nickel-and-dime Sentence Examples
- The company's nickel-and-dime pricing strategy earned them the ire of customers.
- The landlord was accused of nickel-and-diming tenants with hidden fees.
- The restaurant's overly expensive extras were a classic example of nickel-and-diming.
- The government's proposed tax increase would nickel-and-dime citizens to death.
- The airline nickel-and-dimed passengers with charges for luggage, seat selection, and even boarding passes.
- The new accounting software was designed to prevent the nickel-and-diming of expenses.
- The university nickel-and-dimed students with mandatory fees for everything from health insurance to parking.
- The vendor's nickel-and-dime approach to customer service left a bitter aftertaste.
- The charity was criticized for nickel-and-diming donors with endless fundraising appeals.
- The budget-conscious shopper carefully avoided any stores that were known for nickel-and-diming customers.
FAQs About the word nickel-and-dime
spend money frugally; spend as little as possible, accumulate gradually, of minor importance, low-paying
small-time, worthless, petty, paltry,one-horse, trivial, jerkwater, unimportant, nugatory, Mickey Mouse
meaningful, decisive, major, substantial, meaningful, decisive, big, chief, chief, material
The company's nickel-and-dime pricing strategy earned them the ire of customers.
The landlord was accused of nickel-and-diming tenants with hidden fees.
The restaurant's overly expensive extras were a classic example of nickel-and-diming.
The government's proposed tax increase would nickel-and-dime citizens to death.
