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    cheese-paring

    adjective

    • 1. extremely careful or mean with money: "cheese-paring bureaucrats"

    noun

    • 1. meanness: "Richard accused me of cheese-paring"

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › cheeseparingCheeseparing Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of CHEESEPARING is something worthless or insignificant. Did you know?

  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishCHEESEPARING | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    (Definition of cheeseparing from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

  4. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishCHEESEPARING definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    3 meanings: 1. penny-pinching; stingy 2. a. a paring of cheese rind b. anything similarly worthless 3. stinginess.... Click for more definitions.

  5. www.oed.com › dictionary › cheeseparing_nFactsheet - Oxford English Dictionary

    What does the word cheeseparing mean? There are four meanings listed in OED's entry for the word cheeseparing, one of which is labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. How common is the word cheeseparing? About 0.02 occurrences per million words in modern written English.

  6. www.thefreedictionary.com › cheeseparingCheeseparing - definition of cheeseparing by The Free Dictionary

    Define cheeseparing. cheeseparing synonyms, cheeseparing pronunciation, cheeseparing translation, English dictionary definition of cheeseparing. adj penny-pinching; stingy n 1. a. a paring of cheese rind b. anything similarly worthless 2. stinginess Collins English Dictionary – Complete and...

  7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › cheeseparingCheeseparing - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com

    Nov 10, 2024 · giving or spending with reluctance. DISCLAIMER: These example sentences appear in various news sources and books to reflect the usage of the word ‘cheeseparing'.Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Vocabulary.com or its editors. Send us feedback

  8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitioncheese-paring noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

    the act of being extremely careful or mean with money synonym meanness. Definition of cheese-paring noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  9. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryAll resources related to 'cheeseparing' - Collins Online ...

    noun: Pfennigfuchserei f (inf), Knauserei f [...] adjective: knauserig, knickerig (inf) [...] A complete guide to the word "CHEESEPARING": definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.

  10. www.thefreedictionary.com › cheese-paringcheese-paring - The Free Dictionary

    Define cheese-paring. cheese-paring synonyms, cheese-paring pronunciation, cheese-paring translation, English dictionary definition of cheese-paring. adj. Miserly; stingy. n. 1. Something of little or no value. 2. Stinginess; parsimony. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition....

  11. www.dictionary.com › browse › cheeseparingCHEESEPARING Definition & Meaning - Dictionary.com

    Cheeseparing definition: meanly economical; parsimonious; stingy . See examples of CHEESEPARING used in a sentence.