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penny-pinching

noun

1 penny-pinching

Extreme care in spending money; reluctance to spend money unnecessarily.

synonyms: parsimoniousness, parsimony, thrift.

Dutch: zuinigheid, vrekkigheid
Polish: groszoróbstwo, ciułactwo

adjective

1 penny-pinching

Giving or spending with reluctance:
— A penny-pinching miserly old man.

synonyms: cheeseparing, close, near, skinny.


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