pen·ny-pinch·ing (p n  -p n chng)adj. Giving or spending money grudgingly; stingy. pen ny-pinching n. |
penny-pinching
Adjective
excessively careful with money; miserly
Noun
miserliness
penny-pincher n
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. | penny-pinching - extreme care in spending money; reluctance to spend money unnecessarily frugality, frugalness - prudence in avoiding waste |
| Adj. | 1. | penny-pinching - giving or spending with reluctance; "our cheeseparing administration"; "very close (or near) with his money"; "a penny-pinching miserly old man" stingy, ungenerous - unwilling to spend; "she practices economy without being stingy"; "an ungenerous response to the appeal for funds" |
penny-pinching
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