Result from Foreign Dictionaries (3 entries found)
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
nickel-and-dime \nick"el-and-dime"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
{nickel-and-dimed} or {nickeled-and-dimed}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{nickel-and-diming} or {nickeling-and-diming}.]
1. To harass or annoy with petty demands or for trivial
reasons; specifically, to insist on minor concessions in a
negotiation.
[PJC]
2. To weaken or impair gradually or by small steps; as, to be
nickel-and-dimed into bankruptcy by the operating
overhead. [informal]
[PJC]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
nickel-and-dime \nick"el-and-dime"\, a.
1. Trivial; unimportant; petty; as, nickel-and-dime
criticisms. [informal]
[PJC]
2. Involving only small amounts of money; small-time; as, a
nickel-and-dime business operation. [informal]
[PJC]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
nickel-and-dime
adj 1: of minor importance; "a nickel-and-dime operation run out
of a single rented room"; "a small-time actor" [syn:
{nickel-and-dime}, {small-time}]
2: low-paying; "a nickel-and-dime job"
v 1: spend money frugally; spend as little as possible [syn:
{penny-pinch}, {nickel-and-dime}]
2: accumulate gradually; "she nickeled-and-dimed together a
small house for her family"
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เช่น Secretary of State=รัฐมนตรีต่างประเทศของสหรัฐฯ (ในภาพตัวอย่าง),
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