“nickel-and-”

The following 2 entries include the term nickel-and-.

nickel-and-dime

adjective

: involving or offering only a small amount of money

nickel-and-dime

verb

: to impair, weaken, or defeat piecemeal (as through a series of small incursions or excessive attention to minor details)


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