nickel and dimed
Bled by fees
To be nickel and dimed is to be charged or drained in small increments that accumulate into something significant: The resort nickel and dimed us with fees for parking, Wi-Fi, and pool towels.
The phrase suggests petty, relentless extraction rather than one honest price.
It can also describe being worn down by minor hassles or underfunded through inadequate allocations: The department has been nickel and dimed for years.
- overchargedCharged excessive amount
- poorLacking sufficient resources
- wagePayment for labor
- exploitedUnfairly utilized for benefit
- changeTo make different
wage theft · poverty · working poor · gig economy · extorted · tip · working class · predatory pricing · microtransactions · fleeced · scam · ruse · gouged · con game · scheme · minimum wage · living wage · paycheck to paycheck
nickel and dimedlump sum payment
Full amount given once
capital expenditure · balloon payment · sticker shock · one fell swoop
nickel and dimedcomped
Given at no cost
cut some slack · subsidized · wined and dined · taken care of · rolled out the red carpet
nickel and dimedwell-heeled
Having considerable money
living large · rolling in it · money to burn · in the black · bankrolled
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