Definition of "nickel" in Englisch

noun

1. (uncountable) A silvery elemental metal with an atomic number of 28 and symbol Ni.

2. (US, Canada, countable) A coin worth 5 cents.

3. (US, slang, by extension) Five dollars.

4. (US, slang, by extension) Five hundred dollars.

5. (US, slang, sometimes the nickel or the hot nickel) Interstate 5, a highway that runs along the west coast of the United States.

6. (slang) A playing card with the rank of five

7. (US, slang) A five-year prison sentence.

8. (American football) A defensive formation with five defensive backs, one of whom is a nickelback, instead of the more-common four.

9. (UK, World War II) An airborne propaganda leaflet.

adjective

1. (US, idiomatic, somewhat dated) Synonym of cheap: Low price and/or low value.

   • Let me give you the nickel tour of the office.

verb

1. (transitive) To plate with nickel.

2. (UK, World War II) To distribute airborne leaflet propaganda.