penny-pinching
1. [ adjective ] giving or spending with reluctance
Synonyms: close near cheeseparing
Examples:

"our cheeseparing administration" "very close (or near) with his money" "a penny-pinching miserly old man"

Related terms: stingy
2. [ noun ] extreme care in spending money; reluctance to spend money unnecessarily
Synonyms: parsimoniousness thrift parsimony
Related terms: frugality
Similar spelling:   penny-pinch
  penny_pincher