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Penny-pinching
see synonyms of penny-pinchingNoun
1. parsimoniousness, parsimony, penny-pinching, thrift
extreme care in spending money; reluctance to spend money unnecessarily
Adjective
2. cheeseparing, close, near, penny-pinching, skinny
giving or spending with reluctance
Example Sentences:'our cheeseparing administration''very close (or near) with his money''a penny-pinching miserly old man'
WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.
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