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" |
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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 |