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'
nickel-and-dime (adj.)
spend money frugally; spend as little as possible
[ Syn: penny-pinch ]
accumulate gradually; she nickeled-and-dimed together a small house for her family'