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—penny-pinching, n., adj.a miserly, niggardly, or stingy person.[1920-25]
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penny-pincher — ˈpenny ˌpincher noun [countable] someone who does not like to spend money: • Here are some ways that penny pinchers can see the nation s biggest city on a small budget. penny pinching adjective : • discounts aimed at penny pinching consumers * *… … Financial and business terms
penny pincher — A penny pincher is a mean person or who is very frugal … The small dictionary of idiomes
penny\ pincher — • penny pincher • penny pinching See: pinch pennies … Словарь американских идиом
penny-pincher — penny pinching ► ADJECTIVE ▪ unwilling to spend money; miserly. ► NOUN ▪ miserliness. DERIVATIVES penny pincher noun … English terms dictionary
penny pincher — n. a person who is extremely frugal or stingy penny pinching n., adj … English World dictionary
penny pincher — noun someone who is excessively careful with money (who pinches every penny before letting go of it) • Hypernyms: ↑hoarder * * * noun : a niggardly or parsimonious person * * * penny pinching, n., adj. a miserly, niggardly, or stingy person.… … Useful english dictionary
penny-pincher — n. someone who is very miserly; someone who objects to the expenditure of every penny. □ If you weren’t such a penny pincher, you’d have some decent clothes. □ Let’s elect some penny pinchers to Congress … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
penny pincher — noun One who spends little money; one who is very frugal or cautious with money. Over the years, he developed a reputation as a penny pincher who wouldnt spend money for anything … Wiktionary
penny-pincher — noun informal A stingy or selfish person; miser. He spent so little money that he began to get the name of a penny pincher … Словарь американских идиом
penny pincher — a person who spends carefully, a thrifty person He used to be a penny pincher, but now he spends freely … English idioms
penny pincher — [penny pinching] See: PINCH PENNIES … Dictionary of American idioms
