Usually means: Charged for many small amounts.
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  1. nickel-and-dimed: Merriam-Webster
  2. nickel-and-dimed: Dictionary.com
  3. nickel-and-dimed: FreeDictionary.org
  4. nickel-and-dimed: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. nickel-and-dimed: Idioms

(Note: See nickel-and-dime as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (Nickel-and-dime)

adjective:  Alternative spelling of nickel and dime [(US, idiomatic, colloquial) Small time; operating on a small scale; involving small amounts of money; petty or cheap.]
verb:  Alternative spelling of nickel and dime [(US, idiomatic, colloquial) 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.]
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