NICKEL-AND-DIME

Meaning of NICKEL-AND-DIME in English

adjective

( NAmE , informal ) involving only a small amount of money; not important

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WORD ORIGIN

1930s: originally denoting a shop selling articles costing five or ten cents.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

NICKEL-AND-DIME — I. adjective Date: 1941 involving or offering only a small amount of money, small-time , II. transitive verb (nickeled-and-dimed or …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
NICKEL-AND-DIME — I. adjective 1. : involving or offering only a small amount of money nickel-and-dime insurance claims nickel-and-dime jobs 2. : …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
NICKEL-AND-DIME — /nik"euhl euhn duym"/ , adj., v., nickel-and-dimed or nickeled-and-dimed, nickel-and-diming or nickeling-and-diming . Informal. adj. 1. of little or no …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
NICKEL-AND-DIME — I. ˌni-kəl-ən-ˈdīm adjective Date: 1941 1. : involving or offering only a small amount of money 2. : small-time II. …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
NICKEL-AND-DIME — Function: transitive verb Inflected Form: nick · eled-and-dimed \ ˌ ni-k ə ld- ə n- ' d ī md \ …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
NICKEL-AND-DIME — Pronunciation: ˌ ni-k ə l- ə n- ' d ī m Function: adjective Date: 1941 1 : involving or offering …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
NICKEL-AND-DIME — [nick.el-and-dime] adj (1950) 1: involving or offering only a small amount of money 2: small-time to impair, weaken, or defeat …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
NICKEL-AND-DIME — nickel-and-dime BrE AmE ˌnɪk ə l ən ˈdaɪm
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
NICKEL-AND-DIME — I. ˌnickel-and-ˈdime 1 BrE AmE verb [transitive] American English informal to not give enough attention or money to something, with …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
NICKEL-AND-DIME — I. verb EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ "Banks are trying to nickel-and-dime their customers with fees," said Cohn, an analyst. …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
NICKEL-AND-DIME — дешевый, не требующий больших расходов экономить, считать гроши - I had to * it all through college все студенческие годы …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
NICKEL-AND-DIME — 1. ͵nık(ə)lən(d)ʹdaım a дешёвый, не требующий больших расходов 2. ͵nık(ə)lən(d)ʹdaım v 1> экономить, считать гроши I had to nickel-and-dime it …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
NICKEL AND DIME — (v) быть прижимистым; сквалыжничать; считать гроши; экономить
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
NICKEL AND DIME — (a) дешевый
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
NICKEL AND DIME — (0) не требующий больших расходов
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
NICKEL-AND-DIME — 1. [͵nık(ə)lən(d)ʹdaım] a дешёвый, не требующий больших расходов 2. [͵nık(ə)lən(d)ʹdaım] v 1) экономить, считать гроши I had to ~ it …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
NICKEL-AND-DIME — 1. ͵nık(ə)lən(d)ʹdaım a дешёвый, не требующий больших расходов 2. ͵nık(ə)lən(d)ʹdaım v 1) экономить, считать гроши I had to nickel-and-dime it …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
NICKEL-AND-DIME — 1. гл. ; амер. ; разг. 1) экономить, считать гроши 2) а) душить финансово to nickel-and-dime taxpayers to death — …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
NICKEL-AND-DIME — 1. гл.; амер.; разг. 1) экономить, считать гроши 2) а) душить финансово to nickel-and-dime taxpayers to death — задушить налогоплательщиков (налогами) б) изводить, придираться по …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
NICKEL AND DIME — expr AmE infml Those waiters nickel and dimed me to death — Эти официанты по мелочи чуть меня не разорили Just give …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики - Глазунов
NICKEL AND DIME — expr AmE infml Those waiters nickel and dimed me to death — Эти официанты по мелочи чуть меня не разорили …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики
NICKEL AND DIME — nickel and dime expr AmE infml Those waiters nickel and dimed me to death Эти официанты по мелочи чуть меня …
Англо-Русский новый словарь современного неформального английского языка
NICKEL AND DIME — Those waiters nickel and dimed me to death — Эти официанты по мелочи чуть меня не разорили Just give me …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современного неформального английского
NICKEL-AND-DIME — неважный, незначительный; обычный; быть прижимистым, экономить на всем; считать гроши; надоедать, беспокоить по мелочам; мелочиться
Subsidiary English-Russian Dictionary
NICKEL-AND-DIME — дешевый, не требующий больших расходов экономить, считать гроши - I had to * it all through college все студенческие годы …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
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
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
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
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
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
DIME — n. coin worth ten cents (used in the USA and Canada)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
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 …
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
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
NICKEL — (Ni), chemical element, ferromagnetic metal of Group VIII of the periodic table, markedly resistant to oxidation and corrosion. Properties, occurrence, …
Britannica English vocabulary
NICKEL — nickel BrE AmE ˈnɪk ə l ▷ nickel|s z ▶ ˌ nickel ˈ silver BrE AmE
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
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
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
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
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
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
NICKEL — n. Metallic chemical element , one of the transition element s, chemical symbol Ni, atomic number 28. Nickel is silvery …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary

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