Meaning of nickel in English

Table of contents
  1. Pronunciation
  2. Verb
    1. Definitions
  3. Noun
    1. Etymology
    2. Definitions

  1. Pronunciation

    /ˈnɪk(ə)l/

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  1. Verb

    nickel

    Definitions

    1. plate with nickel

    Examples

    • « nickel the plate »

    Derived terms

  2. Noun

    nickel

    Etymology

    mid 18th century: shortening of German Kupfernickel, the copper-colored ore from which nickel was first obtained, from Kupfer‘copper’ + Nickel‘demon’ (with reference to the ore's failure to yield copper)

    Definitions

    1. a hard malleable ductile silvery metallic element that is resistant to corrosion

    Examples

    • « used in alloys »
    • « occurs in pentlandite and smaltite and garnierite and millerite »
  3. 2. a United States coin worth one twentieth of a dollar
  4. 3. five dollars worth of a drug

    Examples

    • « a nickel bag of drugs »
    • « a nickel deck of heroin »

Famous quotes

  • « Please to put a nickel, please to put a dime. How petitions trickle in at Christmas time! »
    Phyllis McGinley
  • « The Super Bowl isn't for kids, I had a great time though and it was worth every nickel of it because by doing this lame piece about the game I can put it on my expense account. »
    Andy Rooney
  • « Big business never pays a nickel in taxes, according to Ralph Nader, who represents a big consumer organization that never pays a nickel in taxes. »
    Dave Barry
  • « A nickel ain't worth a dime anymore. »
    Yogi Berra

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