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nickel-and-dime vs come up

come up vs nickel-and-dime

nickel-and-dime is an adjective but come up is not an adjective.

nickel-and-dime and come up both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
nickel-and-dime No Yes Yes No
come up No No Yes No
As verbs, come up is a hypernym of nickel-and-dime; that is, come up is a word with a broader meaning than nickel-and-dime:
  • nickel-and-dime: accumulate gradually
  • come up: gather (money or other resources) together over time
Other hypernyms of nickel-and-dime include scrape, scrape up, scratch.
nickel-and-dime (adjective) come up (adjective)
low-paying
of minor importance
nickel-and-dime (verb) come up (verb)
accumulate gradually result or issue
spend money frugally; spend as little as possible start running, functioning, or operating
gather or bring together
gather (money or other resources) together over time
bring forth, usually something desirable
come up, of celestial bodies
come to the surface
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
move upward
get something or somebody for a specific purpose
originate or come into being
be mentioned
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