nickel-and-dime

معنی کامل و مثال‌ها

/nik´ǝl ǝn dīm´/adj., vt., vi.

● (امریکا و کانادا)

● کم هزینه، کم خرج، ارزان

a nickel-and-dime project

طرح کم هزینه

● کم ارزش، ناچیز، بی اهمیت، فرعی، جزئی، خرده

● کم پول خرج کردن، خرده خرده، خرده پول دادن، پول کمی صرف (کاری) کردن

he is nickeling-and-diming his creditors

او به طلبکاران خود صنارصنار پول پس می‌دهد.

● (با اقدام ناکافی و صرفه‌جویی بیجا) تضعیف کردن، فرسودن، خراب کردن

* nickle and dime it (or nickle and dime one's way)

با صرف هزینه یا انرژی کم به دست آوردن، کم‌کم موفق شدن

ریشه

From the noun "nickel" and the noun "dime".

مثال

The company lost money due to nickel-and-dime expenses that were not properly managed.
She was tired of dealing with nickel-and-dime clients who were not willing to pay for quality work.
The nickel-and-dime charges on the hotel bill added up to a significant amount.

adjective

spend money frugally; spend as little as possible “Somebody ----s”
accumulate gradually “she nickeled-and-dimed together a small house for her family” “Somebody ----s somethingII”
of minor importance “a nickel-and-dime operation run out of a single rented room” “a small-time actor”
low-paying “a nickel-and-dime job”