Synonyms: nickel-and-dime
Definition: accumulate gradually
Usage: she nickeled-and-dimed together a small house for her family
Similar words: come up, scrape, scrape up, scratch
Definition: gather (money or other resources) together over time
Usage: She had scraped together enough money for college; they scratched a meager living
Synonyms: penny-pinch, nickel-and-dime
Definition: spend money frugally; spend as little as possible
Synonyms: nickel-and-dime
Definition: low-paying
Usage: a nickel-and-dime job
Similar words: inexpensive, cheap
Definition: relatively low in price or charging low prices
Usage: it would have been cheap at twice the price; inexpensive family restaurants
Synonyms: nickel-and-dime, small-time
Definition: of minor importance
Usage: a nickel-and-dime operation run out of a single rented room; a small-time actor
Similar words: unimportant
Definition: not important
Usage: a relatively unimportant feature of the system; the question seems unimportant