Verb

• S: (v) penny-pinch, nickel-and-dime (spend money frugally; spend as little as possible)
• S: (v) nickel-and-dime (accumulate gradually) "she nickeled-and-dimed together a small house for her family"

Adjective

• S: (adj) nickel-and-dime, small-time (of minor importance) "a nickel-and-dime operation run out of a single rented room"; "a small-time actor"
• S: (adj) nickel-and-dime (low-paying) "a nickel-and-dime job"