nickel-and-dime Antonyms
Strongest:
- material
- big
- important
- substantial
- decisive
- momentous
- consequential
- fatal
- significant
- big
- weighty
- fatal
- material
- principal
- meaningful
- consequential
- momentous
- principal
- major
- weighty
- chief
- decisive
- meaningful
- substantial
- major
- important
- chief
- significant
Strong:
- outstanding
- prominent
- overriding
- eminent
- exceptional
- worthy
- worthy
- great
- worthwhile
- dominant
- basic
- dominant
- valuable
- impressive
- unfrivolous
- fateful
- overbearing
- illustrious
- basic
- distinctive
- overbearing
- great
- eminent
- impressive
- illustrious
- essential
- remarkable
- overriding
- distinctive
- remarkable
- essential
- distinguished
- outstanding
- worthwhile
- eventful
- fundamental
- prominent
- valuable
- exceptional
- fateful
- distinguished
- unfrivolous
- fundamental
- eventful
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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
worthless,small-time, petty, jerkwater, trivial, paltry,one-horse, uncelebrated,small-fry, insignificant
material, big, important, substantial, decisive, momentous, consequential, fatal, significant, big
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.
