fickle
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Even if your own state does not have significant fees for doing this kind of business, it is likely you will encounter some state where the government will attempt to nickle and dime you.
From Encyclopedia.com • Mar. 21, 2018
Could those among them who will do anything to anybody to gain another nickle also be described as free lunchers?
From New York Times • Feb. 4, 2017
Flag-waving and a nickle won’t buy you a hot cup of joe on a cold winter’s day, even in Austin or Sunnyvale, when it comes to the gritty semiconductor and computing sectors.
From Forbes • Feb. 24, 2015
Each shine put a nickle, a little spending money, in Phillips’ pocket.
From Washington Times • Jul. 20, 2014
"And all for twenty-five cents--lemonade and popcorn a nickle extra," piped a mischievous urchin.
From Ralph in the Switch Tower by Chapman, Allen
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"Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare, Act III
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