penny-pinching
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7.5
- noun
- /ˈpɛniˌpɪnʧɪŋ/
- Informal
:
tacañería
- Photo (color): Regardless of corporate penny-pinching
Examples
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San Diego tried the penny-pinching approach to building an offensive line, and it hasn't worked.
Blog text (10) -
You started scrimping, and saving, and penny-pinching.
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With the distraction of public office gone from his life, his penny-pinching intensified.
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Its success inspired other books and articles, and Elwes' name soon became a household word, one synonymous with penny-pinching.
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"Most law firms griped about it," Boer says of the new wave of corporate penny-pinching. "We said that's reality."
Academic text (2004) -
Heeding this Kindle Fire HD, it's that Amazon's penny-pinching ways go a bit too far.
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Many families are practicing penny-pinching to save money during difficult economic times.
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His penny-pinching habits led him to buy only the cheapest groceries each week.
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In a penny-pinching move, the company decided to cut back on employee bonuses this year.
Synonyms
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9.9
A strong habit of not spending money or using resources
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6.8
A habit of not wanting to give or spend money
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8.2
Not wanting to spend money, even on small things you need
Being unwilling to spend money, even when needed
A strong unwillingness to spend money
A strong dislike of spending money or using things
Not willing to spend money or give things to others
Antonyms
How Stingy
Surface Forms
Morphology
penny-pinching = penny-pinching (semi-transparent) = penny + pinch + ing
The noun is a converted use of the adjective 'penny-pinching', and the meaning is related to the idea of saving pennies but remains partly idiomatic.
Etymology
Penny-pinching as a noun uses the same image of squeezing pennies ('small coins') to keep someone's money, so it means 'extreme unwillingness to spend money'.