nickel and dime

Short definition from Wiktionary

Adjective

1. 1
   Small time; operating on a small scale; involving small amounts of money; petty or cheap.
2. 2
   Alternative spelling of nickel and dime.

Verb

1. 1
   To charge, or be charged, several unexpected small amounts of money, often in the form of fees, taxes, or related expenses to a venture, which when taken as a whole add up to a significant unexpected cost.
2. 2
   To wear down in small increments; to quibble or obsess endlessly with (someone) over trifles.
3. 3
   Alternative spelling of nickel and dime.

Noun

1. 1
   Fifteen years.
2. 2
   A retail store selling inexpensive items, especially (originally, formerly) one in which all items had a price near a nickel (US five cents) or a dime (US ten cents).