penny-wise (redirected from pennywise)

pen·ny-wise or pen·ny·wise (pn-wz)

adj.

Careful in dealing with small sums of money or small matters.

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penny-wise

adj

1. greatly concerned with saving small sums of money

penny-wise and pound-foolish careful about trifles but wasteful in large ventures

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

penny-wise - thrifty in small matters only thrifty - careful and diligent in the use of resources

Translations

penny-wise [ˌpenɪˈwaɪz] ADJ to be penny-wise → mirar el dinero
to be penny-wise and pound-foolish → mirar tanto el dinero que se acaba gastando un dineral