Used in a Sentence

nickel

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for nickel.

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If you decide to visit a page that costs a nickel, you won't be writing a check or getting a bill in the mail for a nickel.

Examples17
Definitions4
Parts of speech1

Quick take

A surname originating as a patronymic.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of nickel gathered in one view.

noun

A surname originating as a patronymic.

noun

(US, Canada, countable) A coin worth 5 cents.

noun

(uncountable) A silvery elemental metal with an atomic number of 28 and symbol Ni.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for nickel.

noun

A surname originating as a patronymic.

noun

(US, Canada, countable) A coin worth 5 cents.

noun

(uncountable) A silvery elemental metal with an atomic number of 28 and symbol Ni.

noun

(US, slang, by extension) Five dollars.

Example sentences

1

If you decide to visit a page that costs a nickel, you won't be writing a check or getting a bill in the mail for a nickel.

2

With that plan my out-of-pocket expenses would be $25,000 per year before the insurance paid a nickel!

3

Well, that 'community' sold for a billion and you won't see a nickel for it.

4

This makes Chicago seem like a greedy money grubbing place that's gonna nickel and dime you any change they can get.

5

Also tech giants are not so good at nickel and dimeing and adding crazy fees while providing poor customer service, but thats all financial companies do, so the fit is much better.

6

DC's often nickel and dime for simple tasks if you don't do it yourself (or have hands that can do it for you).

7

If I had a nickel for every death threat I've received on the Internet I'd be rich.

8

If I had a nickel for every pre-release game screenshot that looked realer than real...

9

Whereas your $9.99 widget will be $10.79 (at 7% tax), so you'll get 3 dimes and a nickel (4x the amount of change) assuming you handed over $11.

10

Furthermore, even if what you say is true, what is the benefit of going with a provider who nickel and dimes you over something as simple as out-of-band console?

11

This is the airline equivalent of walking into the checkout at your local grocery store with 3 carts full of stuff, and walking out after getting change back from your nickel.

12

He knew the real money lay not in collecting nickel fares, but in using the availability of streetcar service to boost the value of the land he was trying to sell.

Quote examples

1

WiFi and "unlimited" data with an uncrippled web browser, when everybody else was nickel and diming you for WAP.

2

So is the police killing someone on a "nickel ride" like what recently happened in Baltimore.

3

Nickel, for example, used to be pretty stable, almost "boring" in the 90s and before.

4

I stopped reading after this sentence: "One kale sample reported thallium at 1.14 ppm, nickel at 20 ppm, and aluminum at 120 ppm.

Proper noun examples

1

Nickel and diming the artists kills that for a short term hit of profit that isn't sustainable.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use nickel in a sentence?

If you decide to visit a page that costs a nickel, you won't be writing a check or getting a bill in the mail for a nickel.

What does nickel mean?

A surname originating as a patronymic.

What part of speech is nickel?

nickel is commonly used as noun.