NICKEL-AND-DIME N. AMER.

Meaning of NICKEL-AND-DIME N. AMER. in English

nickel-and-dime N. Amer.

informal

■ verb harass by charging for many trivial items.

■ adjective unimportant; trivial.

Origin

1930s: orig. denoting a store selling articles at five or ten cents.

Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004

NICKEL — n nickel (1. the metal nickel; 2. a nickel coin)
Interlingua English vocab
DIME — noun see: ten Date: 1786 1. a coin of the United States worth 1/10 dollar, a petty sum of money, …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
AMER — abbreviation ~ica; ~ican
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
NICKEL — Metallic chemical element , one of the transition element s, chemical symbol Ni, atomic number 28. Nickel is silvery white, …
Английский словарь Британика
NICKEL — I. ˈnikəl noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: probably from Swedish, short for kopparnickel niccolite, part translation of …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
N — I. ˈen noun ( plural n's or ns ˈenz) Usage: often capitalized, often attributive 1. a. : the 14th letter …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DIME — I. ˈdīm noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French dime, disme, from Latin decima, from feminine of …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
'N — I. conjunction or 'n' ən, usu ə n after t, d, s or z Etymology: by alteration : and sugar …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
AMER- — combining form or amero- Usage: capitalized Etymology: American : American Amero phile : American and Amer asian
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DIME — (n.) A silver coin of the United States, of the value of ten cents; the tenth of a dollar.
Английский словарь Webster
DIME — ( n. ) A silver coin of the United States, of the value of ten cents; the tenth of a …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
NICKEL — /nik"euhl/ , n. , v. , nickeled, nickeling or ( esp. Brit. ) nickelled, nickelling , adj. n. 1. Chem. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
'N — /euhn/ , conj. Pron. Spelling. and: Stop 'n save. Look 'n listen. Also, 'n' .
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DIME — /duym/ , n. 1. a cupronickel-clad coin of the U.S. and Canada, the 10th part of a dollar, equal to …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
AMER. — 1. America. 2. Also, Amer American.
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DIME — n. coin worth ten cents (used in the USA and Canada)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
N — I. ˈen noun ( plural n's or ns ˈenz) Usage: often capitalized, often attributive Date: before 12th century 1. a. …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
NICKEL — also nick·le ˈni-kəl Etymology: probably from Swedish nickel, from German Kupfernickel niccolite (mineral containing nickel arsenide) probably from Kupfer copper …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DIME — noun Etymology: Middle English, tenth part, tithe, from Anglo-French disme, dime, from Latin decima, from feminine of decimus tenth, from …
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AMER — America; American
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
NICKEL — noun a small coin made of or containing nickel; ·esp., a five-cent piece. 2. nickel ·noun a bright silver-white metallic …
Webster English vocab
DIME — noun a silver coin of the united states, of the value of ten cents; the tenth of a dollar.
Webster English vocab
DIME — [ dʌɪm ] ■ noun N. Amer. a ten-cent coin. ↘ informal a small amount of money. Phrases a ~ …
Concise Oxford English vocab
N — N 1 (also n ) ■ noun ( plural Ns or N's ) 1》 the fourteenth letter of the alphabet. …
Concise Oxford English vocab
NICKEL — [nick.el] also nick.le n [prob. fr. Sw nickel, fr. G Kupfernickel niccolite, prob. fr. Kupfer copper + Nickel goblin; fr. …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
DIME — [dime] n [ME, tenth part, tithe, fr. MF, fr. L decima, fr. fem. of decimus tenth, fr. decem ten--more at …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
AMER — [Amer] abbreviation America, American
Merriam-Webster English vocab
NICKEL — (Ni), chemical element, ferromagnetic metal of Group VIII of the periodic table, markedly resistant to oxidation and corrosion. Properties, occurrence, …
Britannica English vocabulary
AMER — also called Amber, town, east-central Rajasthan state, northwestern India. Amer is part of the Jaipur urban agglomeration and is noted …
Britannica English vocabulary
NICKEL — nickel BrE AmE ˈnɪk ə l ▷ nickel|s z ▶ ˌ nickel ˈ silver BrE AmE
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
'N — 'n, 'n' conventional spelling for the weak form of ▷ and ən, ə n, ə n ▶ ˌ fish 'n' …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
N — I N, n BrE AmE en ▷ N's, n's, Ns enz Communications code name: November II N —see North, northerly, …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
DIME — dime BrE AmE daɪm ▷ dimes daɪmz
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
NICKEL — / ˈnɪkl; NAmE / noun 1. [ U ] ( symb Ni ) a chemical element. Nickel is a hard …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
N — / en; NAmE / noun , abbreviation ■ noun (also n ) ( pl. Ns , N's , n's / …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DIME — / daɪm; NAmE / noun a coin of the US and Canada worth ten cents • IDIOMS - a dime …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
NICKEL — nick ‧ el /ˈnɪk ə l/ BrE AmE noun [ Date: 1700-1800 ; Language: German ; Origin: kupfernickel substance containing …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
N — I. N 1 BrE AmE , n /en/ ( plural N’s , n’s ) noun [uncountable and countable] 1 . …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DIME — dime /daɪm/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: 'tenth part' , from Latin …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
NICKEL — n. & v. --n. 1 Chem. a malleable ductile silver-white metallic transition element, occurring naturally in various minerals and used …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
DIME — n. US & Can. colloq. 1 a ten-cent coin. 2 a small amount of money. øa dime a dozen very …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
NICKEL — n. & v. n. 1 Chem. a malleable ductile silver-white metallic transition element, occurring naturally in various minerals and used …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
DIME — n. US & Can. colloq. 1 a ten-cent coin. 2 a small amount of money. a dime a dozen very …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
NICKEL — n. & v. --n. 1. Chem. a malleable ductile silver-white metallic transition element, occurring naturally in various minerals and used …
Oxford English vocab
DIME — n. US & Can. colloq. 1. a ten-cent coin. 2 a small amount of money. Phrases and idioms: a dime …
Oxford English vocab
N — 1. n. (also n) (pl. Ns or N's) 1. the fourteenth letter of the alphabet. 2 Printing en. 3 Math. …
Oxford English vocab
NICKEL — ( nickels) 1. Nickel is a silver-coloured metal that is used in making steel. N-UNCOUNT 2. In the United States …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
’N’ — The word ‘and’ is sometimes written as ’n’ between certain pairs of words, as in ‘rock ’n’ roll’. ( INFORMAL …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DIME — ( dimes) A dime is an American coin worth ten cents. N-COUNT
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DIME — (~s) A ~ is an American coin worth ten cents. N-COUNT
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
NICKEL — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Eight nickel cadmium batteries are grouped together inside the handle pack. ▪ Louis, the nickel …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
N — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES bump 'n' grind drum 'n' bass rock 'n' roll ▪ Elvis, the king of rock …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DIME — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES dime novel dime store stop on a dime American English (= stop very quickly – …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
NICKEL — (COIN) [noun] [C] - a US or Canadian coin worth five cents(US) If something is nickel-and-dime it is unimportant, esp. …
Cambridge English vocab
DIME — [noun] [C] - an American or Canadian coin which has the value of ten centsTen dimes make a dollar.(US) Books …
Cambridge English vocab
'N' — [conjunction] - abbreviation for andfish 'n' chipsrock 'n' roll n/a, NA [adjective] - abbreviation for not applicable (= not connected …
Cambridge English vocab
NICKEL — n. Metallic chemical element , one of the transition element s, chemical symbol Ni, atomic number 28. Nickel is silvery …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
DIME — Synonyms and related words : C, C-note, G, G-note, buck, cartwheel, cent, century, copper, dollar, dollar bill, fifty cents, fin, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
N — /N/ quant. 1. A large and indeterminate number of objects: "There were N bugs in that crock!" Also used in …
FOLDOC Computer English Dictionary
NICKEL — General Information: Chemical Formula: Ni Composition: (Molecular Weight = 58.69 gm) Nickel 100.0 % Ni Empirical Formula: Ni IMA Status: …
Mineralogy Database English vocab
N — 1. A large and indeterminate number of objects: "There were N bugs in that crock!" Also used in its original …
Jargon File English vocabulary
NICKEL — 1. сущ. 1) хим. никель 2) амер. монета в 5 центов 3) амер. сл. марихуана на пять долларов nickel note …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
N — число N (принимающее любое значение) ceiling N floor N to the nth разг. безгранично to the nth до n-ных (или …
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