English Explanatory Dictionary

penny-pinching

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. reluctant to spend money; close-fisted
noun
  1. reluctance to spend money; thrift or parsimony; extreme economy.

Word forms

penny-pinching more penny-pinching most penny-pinching pennypinching penny-pinchings

Etymology

From pinchpenny.

Synonyms

pinching pennies
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