to penny-pinch
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7.7
- phrasal verb
- /ˈpɛniˌpɪnʧ/
- Informal
Examples
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So can Mike penny-pinch his way to a college degree?
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I don't do this to penny pinch, but neither do I have the kind of resources to allow me to do anything, including travel, without having a pretty good idea of the costs.
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To save money, she decided to penny-pinch on her grocery shopping this month.
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During tough economic times, many families penny-pinch to make ends meet.
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He learned to penny-pinch by cutting unnecessary expenses from his budget.
Synonyms
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To put money aside instead of spending it now
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6.4
Spend less money than usual when you buy something
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7.4
Spend very little money by using only what you need
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7.9
To manage using only small amounts of money at a time
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8.2
Spend as little money as possible by buying low-quality things
To try very hard not to spend money even when you should
To be very unwilling to spend money, even small amounts
Antonyms
How Frugal
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The verb penny-pinch comes from the two simple words penny ('small coin') and pinch ('to squeeze'). So to penny-pinch is to save money by spending as little as possible.