pinchpenny
- adjective
- /ˈpɪnʧˌpɛni/
- Offensive
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tacaño
- Her pinchpenny habits make it difficult for her friends to plan outings together.
Examples
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The permitting process for construction is the way it is in part because interested parties, usually as a result of some bad outcome (the Beverly Hills Supper Club fire and many bridge collapses and falling buildings in minor earthquakes and Ford Pintos with pinchpenny explosive "engineering" of their fuel fillers come to mind), use the "rule of law" to set some standards.
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He is such a pinchpenny that he refuses to buy coffee and always brings his own.
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Being a pinchpenny, he often searches for the cheapest options when shopping.
Synonyms
199
6.5
Not willing to spend money even when needed
26
5.2
Not willing to spend money or give help to others
3
7.9
Not willing to spend or give money even when they have enough
2
9.9
A person who is unwilling to spend money and avoids buying things
1
8.0
A person who does not like to spend money
1
7.5
Not willing to spend much money
1
8.8
Not willing to spend money
1
9.9
Unwilling to spend money, even for small things
Not willing to spend money even when they have it
Being very unwilling to spend money
Not willing to spend or give money
Not willing to spend or share money
Unwilling to give money or things
Careful with small amounts of money and everyday spending
Antonyms
How Stingy
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Pinchpenny comes from the simple image of pinch 'to squeeze' and penny 'a small coin', as if someone holds a coin tight to save it. So a pinchpenny person is very unwilling to spend money and is seen as stingy.