'penny-pinching' definitions:
Definition of 'penny-pinching'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Giving or spending with reluctance; "our cheeseparing administration"; "very close (or near) with his money"; "a penny-pinching miserly old man" [syn: cheeseparing, close, near, penny-pinching, skinny]
noun
Extreme care in spending money; reluctance to spend money unnecessarily [syn: parsimony, parsimoniousness, thrift, penny-pinching]
Definition of 'penny-pinching'
From: GCIDE
- penny-pinching \penny-pinching\ n. Extreme care in spending money; reluctance to spend money unnecessarily.
- Syn: parsimony, parsimoniousness, thrift. [WordNet 1.5]
Definition of 'penny-pinching'
From: GCIDE
- penny-pinching \penny-pinching\ adj. Scrimping; reluctant to spend money; stingy; miserly; same as cheesparing.
- Syn: cheeseparing, close. [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]