Definitions for penny-pinching

Definitions for (noun) penny-pinching

Main entry: penny-pinching, parsimoniousness, parsimony, thrift

Definition: extreme care in spending money; reluctance to spend money unnecessarily


Definitions for (adj) penny-pinching

Main entry: cheeseparing, close, near, penny-pinching, skinny

Definition: giving or spending with reluctance

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


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