nickel-and-dime

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Definitions

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