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   penny-pinching

   /ˈpɛnɪpɪn(t)ʃɪŋ/

   adjective

   • 1. unwilling to spend money; miserly: "being frugal doesn't mean you have to turn into a penny pinching miser"

   noun

   • 1. unwillingness to spend money: "this penny-pinching has exposed the bridge's steelwork to corrosion"

   Derivatives

   • 1. penny-pincher noun

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   What does penny pinching mean?

   • 吝啬的，小气的… tacaño, avaro… Need a translator? Get a quick, free translation! PENNY-PINCHING definition: 1. unwilling to spend money: 2. an unwillingness to spend money: 3. unwilling to spend money: .

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   What is another word for penny-pinching?

   • Synonyms of penny-pinching. cheap, chintzy, close, closefisted, mean, mingy, miserly, niggard, niggardly, parsimonious, penurious, pinching, pinchpenny, spare, sparing, stingy, stinting, tight, tightfisted, uncharitable, ungenerous.

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   What is government penny-pinching?

   • Penny-pinching is the practice of trying to spend as little money as possible. Government penny-pinching is blamed for the decline in food standards. Penny-pinching people spend as little money as possible. ...small-minded penny-pinching administrators. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.

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3. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › penny-pinchingPENNY-PINCHING | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   Penny-pinching means being unwilling to spend money or being stingy. Learn how to use this adjective and noun in different contexts with examples from the Cambridge Dictionary and Business English Dictionary.

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   Penny-pinching means being very careful with money, especially by saving or spending it in small amounts. Learn more about the word history, synonyms, examples, and related entries of penny-pinching.

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   1. uncountable noun. Penny-pinching is the practice of trying to spend as little money as possible. [disapproval] Government penny-pinching is blamed for the decline in food standards. Synonyms: meanness, selfishness, parsimony [formal], stinginess More Synonyms of penny-pinching. 2. adjective.

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   Penny-pinching means being unwilling to spend money or being stingy. Learn how to use this adjective and noun in different contexts, with synonyms and translations.

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   Penny-pinching means being very careful or stingy with money or resources. Find 138 similar and opposite words for this term, such as frugal, economical, and lavish, with definitions and examples.

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   Definitions of penny-pinching. adjective. giving or spending with reluctance. “a penny-pinching miserly old man”. synonyms: cheeseparing, close, near, skinny. stingy, ungenerous. unwilling to spend. noun. extreme care in spending money; reluctance to spend money unnecessarily.

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    Penny-pinching definition: excessively careful with money. See examples of PENNY-PINCHING used in a sentence.