cheeseparing

cheeseparing

(ˈtʃiːzˌpɛərɪŋ)

adj

penny-pinching; stingy

n

1.

a. a paring of cheese rind

b. anything similarly worthless

2. stinginess

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cheese•par•ing

(ˈtʃizˌpɛər ɪŋ)

adj.

1. parsimonious or stingy.

n.

2. something of little or no value.

3. pinchpenny economizing; stinginess; miserliness.

[1590–1600]

cheese′par`er, n.

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Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

cheeseparing - giving or spending with reluctance; "our cheeseparing administration"; "very close (or near) with his money"; "a penny-pinching miserly old man" penny-pinching, skinny, near, close stingy, ungenerous - unwilling to spend; "she practices economy without being stingy"; "an ungenerous response to the appeal for funds"

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Translations

grettezza

cheeseparing

[ˈtʃiːzˌpɛərɪŋ]

A. ADJ → tacaño

B. N → economías fpl pequeñas

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cheeseparing

[ˈtʃiːzˌpɛərɪŋ]

1. adj (person) → taccagno/a, spilorcio/a; (attitude, habits) → meschino/a

2. n (see adj) → taccagneria, spilorceria, meschinità

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