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Penny-pinching   /pˈɛni-pˈɪntʃɪŋ/   Listen
noun
penny-pinching  n.  Extreme care in spending money; reluctance to spend money unnecessarily.
Synonyms: parsimony, parsimoniousness, thrift.



adjective
penny-pinching  adj.  Scrimping; reluctant to spend money; stingy; miserly; same as cheesparing.
Synonyms: cheeseparing, close.






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"Penny-pinching" Quotes from Famous Books



... the great thing, of course. And there'll be no worries to make things hard for us, no penny-pinching and discontent, no—misunderstandings. Don't you see? It's the whole thing. And so—" He tried to laugh gaily, but an echo was in his heart. "And so the story ...
— The House of Toys • Henry Russell Miller



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