Yahoo Web Search

Search results

1. Dictionary

   Pen·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"

   Derivatives

   • 1. penny-pincher noun

   Scrabble Points: 26

   • P

     3

   • E

     1

   • N

     1

   • N

     1

   • Y

     4

   • -

   • P

     3

   • I

     1

   • N

     1

   • C

     3

   • H

     4

   • I

     1

   • N

     1

   • G

     2

   Powered by Oxford Languages

   More Definitions, Word Origin & ScrabbleShow less

2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › penny-pinchingPenny-pinching Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

   www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › penny-pinching

   • Cached

   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.

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

   dictionary.cambridge.org › english › penny-pinching

   • Cached

   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. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.

4. idioms.thefreedictionary.com › penny+pinchingPenny pinching - Idioms by The Free Dictionary

   idioms.thefreedictionary.com › penny+pinching

   • Cached

   penny pincher. Someone who is extremely frugal or miserly with their money; someone who is very unwilling or reluctant to spend. My ex-husband was such a penny pincher that, on the rare occasion we would go out to eat, he wouldn't even leave a tip!

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › penny-pinchingPENNY-PINCHING definition | Cambridge English Dictionary

   dictionary.cambridge.org › english › penny-pinching

   • Cached

   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. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.

6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › penny-pinchingPenny-pinching - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

   www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › penny-pinching

   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.

7. www.phrases.org.uk › meanings › penny-pinchingPenny-pinching - Meaning & Origin Of The Phrase - Phrasefinder

   www.phrases.org.uk › meanings › penny-pinching

   • Cached

   What's the meaning of the phrase 'Penny-pinching'? Parsimonious; mean with money. What's the origin of the phrase 'Penny-pinching'? ‘Penny-pinching’ is an old English expression and is first recorded in Thomas Dekker’s play Shomakers Holiday, 1600: Let wine be plentiful as beere, and beere as water, hang these penny pinching fathers.

8. www.dictionary.com › browse › penny-pinchingPENNY-PINCHING Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

   www.dictionary.com › browse › penny-pinching

   • Cached

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