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nickel and dime
nickel and dime somebody
(American informal) to charge someone small amounts of money for something, often as an extra payment I hate being nickeled and dimed by hotels for local telephone calls - they already charge you so much for the room.
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
| MuhsİN | | - | Turkish |
| Susumu | | soo-soo-moo | Japanese |
| Arsenios | | - | Ancient Greek |
| Yaa | | - | Western African, Akan |
| Humphries | | ['hʌmfriz] | |
| Hasdrubal | | HAZ-droo-bəl (English), haz-DROO-bəl (English) | Ancient Near Eastern (Latinized), History |