1. plural of nickel; five-cent coins used in the United States and Canada

Examples

• I found three nickels in my pocket.
• The parking meter only accepts quarters and nickels.
• She counted out twenty nickels to make a dollar.
• The vending machine gave me nickels as change.
• He collected old nickels from the 1940s.
• The cashier asked if I had any nickels for exact change.