English Dictionary

nickel and dime

IPA（発音記号）

/ˌnɪkəl ən ˈdaɪm/

動詞

アメリカ英語 口語 慣用表現 比喩的用法

(US, idiomatic, colloquial) To charge, or be charged, several unexpected small amounts of money, often in the form of fees, taxes, or related expenses to a venture, which when taken as a whole add up to a significant unexpected cost.

日本語の意味

少額の費用をいくつも請求する、または請求されること。例えば、複数の小さな料金、税金や手数料が合わさって予想外の大きな出費になる状況を表す。 / 一つ一つは小さいが、積み重なることで総額が大きな負担となる料金の形態を示す。

Be careful with that supplier; they nickel and dime you with hidden handling fees until the project's profit disappears.

あの仕入先には注意しなさい。隠れた手数料をいくつも請求されると、プロジェクトの利益が消えてしまうからだ。

意味（1）

(US, idiomatic, colloquial) To charge, or be charged, several unexpected small amounts of money, often in the form of fees, taxes, or related expenses to a venture, which when taken as a whole add up to a significant unexpected cost.

I got nickel and dimed to death by the phone company's sneaky extra charges.

意味（2）

(US, idiomatic, colloquial, figuratively) To wear down in small increments; to quibble or obsess endlessly with (someone) over trifles.

nickel and dimes （ present singular third-person ）

nickels and dimes （ present singular third-person ）

nickel and diming （ participle present ）

nickeling and diming （ participle present ）

nickelling and diming （ participle present ）

nickel and dimed （ participle past ）

nickel and dimed （ past ）

nickeled and dimed （ participle past ）

nickeled and dimed （ past ）

nickelled and dimed （ participle past ）

nickelled and dimed （ past ）