Penny-pinching is fine as far as it goes, but it is the whole inflated balloon of Government that really needs to be pinched (Wall Street Journal).
SYNONYM(S): stinginess.Useful english dictionary. 2012.
pen·ny-pinch·ing — … Useful english dictionary
ing — aborn·ing; aw·ing; bear·ing; be·ing; bell·ing; berth·ing; bind·ing; boul·der·ing; brok·ing; brown·ing; cheese·par·ing; cleans·ing; clos·ing; con·cern·ing; con·sid·er·ing; cop·ing; cov·er·ing; crack·ing; crown·ing; duck·ing; dur·ing; en·dur·ing;… … English syllables
penny-pinching — pen|ny pinch|ing [ peni ,pıntʃıŋ ] adjective unwilling to spend money ╾ pen|ny pinch|ing noun uncount ╾ pen|ny pinch|er noun count … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
penny-pinching — pen·ny pinch·ing (pĕnʹē pĭn chĭng) adj. Giving or spending money grudgingly; niggardly. penʹny pinch ing n. * * * … Universalium
er — er·i·an·thus; er·ic; er·i·ca; er·i·ca·ce·ae; er·i·cad; er·i·ca·les; er·i·ce·tal; er·i·ce·tic·o·lous; er·i·coid; er·i·co·phyte; erig·er·on; er·i·glos·sa; er·ik·ite; er·i·na·ceous; er·i·na·ceus; er·in·ite; er·i·nose; er·i·o·bot·rya;… … English syllables
Business and Industry Review — ▪ 1999 Introduction Overview Annual Average Rates of Growth of Manufacturing Output, 1980 97, Table Pattern of Output, 1994 97, Table Index Numbers of Production, Employment, and Productivity in Manufacturing Industries, Table (For Annual… … Universalium
