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Trivial American — a bit more than a bit?
Answer for the clue "Trivial American — a bit more than a bit? ", 15 letters:
nickel-and-dime
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Word definitions for nickel-and-dime in dictionaries
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
nickel-and-dime \nick"el-and-dime"\, a. Trivial; unimportant; petty; as, nickel-and-dime criticisms. [informal] Involving only small amounts of money; small-time; as, a nickel-and-dime business operation. [informal]
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
adj. of minor importance; "a nickel-and-dime operation run out of a single rented room"; "a small-time actor" [syn: small-time ] low-paying; "a nickel-and-dime job" [syn: nickel-and-dime(a) ] v. spend money frugally; spend as little as possible [syn: penny-pinch ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
(alternative spelling of nickel and dime English) v (alternative spelling of nickel and dime English)
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
I. verb EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ "Banks are trying to nickel-and-dime their customers with fees," said Cohn, an analyst. ▪ If we nickel-and-dime the problem now, we'll regret it later. II. adjective EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ We face big problems ...
Usage examples of nickel-and-dime.
Pretty soon all the shoes will be shined, the war will be over, they'll be nickel-and-dime bootblacks again, and we'll look back and laugh at the whole absurd interlude.
He'd had a hood's intellect and a hood's heart--a perfect combination and an ideal mentality for the nickel-and-dime business of payday-loan collection.
Said something like Bygones may be Bygones, but he wouldn’t be nickel-and-diming it any more.
I'd do this first thing in the morning, and if nothing developed, I'd go back to the stack of FTAs Connie had given me and try to make some rent money doing nickel-and-dime cases.