expend vs nickel-and-dime

nickel-and-dime vs expend

expend is not an adjective while nickel-and-dime is an adjective.

expend and nickel-and-dime both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
expend	No	No	Yes	No
nickel-and-dime	No	Yes	Yes	No

As verbs, nickel-and-dime is a hyponym of expend; that is, nickel-and-dime is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than expend:

expend: pay out
nickel-and-dime: spend money frugally; spend as little as possible

Other hyponyms of expend include consume, squander, ware, waste, afford, blow, trifle away, wanton, wanton away, underspend, misspend, penny-pinch, commit, invest, place, put, economise, economize, save, lay out, piddle, piddle away, trifle, wanton, wanton away, misspend.

expend (adjective)	nickel-and-dime (adjective)
	low-paying
	of minor importance

expend (verb)	nickel-and-dime (verb)
use up (resources or materials)	accumulate gradually
pay out	spend money frugally; spend as little as possible

Difference between expend and nickel-and-dime

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