Meaning of penny-pinching in English

Table of contents
  1. Pronunciation
  2. Classifying Adjective
    1. Definitions
  3. Noun
    1. Definitions

  1. Pronunciation

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  1. Classifying Adjective

    penny-pinching

    Definitions

    1. giving or spending with reluctance

    Examples

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

    Synonyms

  2. Noun

    penny-pinching

    Definitions

    1. extreme care in spending money

    Examples

    • « reluctance to spend money unnecessarily »

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