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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 nick·el-and-dime /ˌnɪkələnˈdaɪm/

From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 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: small-time]
      2: low-paying; "a nickel-and-dime job" [syn: nickel-and-dime(a)]
      v 1: spend money frugally; spend as little as possible [syn: penny-pinch]
      2: accumulate gradually; "she nickeled-and-dimed together a
         small house for her family"