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- DictionaryPen·ny-pinch·ing/ˈpenēˌpin(t)SHiNG/
adjective
- 1. unwilling to spend or share money; miserly; mean: "being frugal doesn't mean you have to turn into a penny pinching miser"
noun
- 1. unwillingness to spend or share money: "this penny-pinching has exposed the bridge's steelwork to corrosion"
noun. pen· ny-pinch· ing ˈpe-nē-ˌpin-chiŋ. Synonyms of penny-pinching. : frugality, parsimony. penny-pincher. ˈpe-nē-ˌpin-chər. noun. penny-pinching adjective. Synonyms. economy. frugality. husbandry. parsimony. providence. scrimping. skimping. thrift. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of penny-pinching in a Sentence.
Synonyms for PENNY-PINCHING: selfish, careful, miserly, greedy, tightfisted, parsimonious, penurious, cheap; Antonyms of PENNY-PINCHING: generous, liberal, charitable, unstinting, munificent, bountiful, bounteous, altruistic.
noun [ U ] uk / ˈpen.iˌpɪn.tʃɪŋ / us / ˈpen.iˌpɪn.tʃɪŋ /. an unwillingness to spend money: Local residents have accused the council of penny-pinching. This penny-pinching has enabled the airline to slash ticket prices and still turn a profit. More examples.
penny-pinching. noun [ U ] us / ˈpen.iˌpɪn.tʃɪŋ / uk / ˈpen.iˌpɪn.tʃɪŋ /. an unwillingness to spend money: Local residents have accused the city of penny-pinching. This penny-pinching has enabled the airline to slash ticket prices and still turn a profit. More examples.
Penny-pinching definition: excessively careful with money. See examples of PENNY-PINCHING used in a sentence.
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.
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.
penny pinching. n. Informal. The practice of being extremely frugal in giving or spending money. penny pincher n. pen′ny-pinch′ing (-pĭn′chĭng) adj. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
What does the word penny-pinching mean? There are two meanings listed in OED's entry for the word penny-pinching . See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
Definition of penny-pinching noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
