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pen|ny-pinch|ing — «PEHN ee PIHN chihng», noun, adjective. Informal. –n. an exercising of care in the spending of money; being stingy: »Penny pinching is fine as far as it goes, but it is the whole inflated balloon of Government that really needs to be pinched… … Useful english dictionary
pen|ny-pinch|er — penny pincher, or pen|ny pinch|er «PEHN ee PIHN chuhr», noun. Informal. a stingy person; person who does not spend or use money freely: »Like so many other men of means, he was a penny pincher (New Yorker). SYNONYM(S): miser, skinflint … Useful english dictionary
ny-pinch — pen·ny pinch; … English syllables
penny-pinch — pen·ny pinch … English syllables
pen·ny-pinch·ing — … Useful english dictionary
pinchpenny — /pinch pen ee/, n., pl. pinchpennies, adj. n. 1. a miser or niggard. adj. 2. stingy; miserly; niggardly. [1375 1425; late ME; see PINCH, PENNY] * * * … Universalium
pinchpenny — pinch•pen•ny [[t]ˈpɪntʃˌpɛn i[/t]] n. pl. nies, adj. 1) a miser or niggard; penny pincher 2) stingy; miserly • Etymology: 1375–1425 … From formal English to slang
Pinchpenny — Pinch pen ny, n. A miserly person. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pinchpenny — [pinch′pen΄ē] adj. extremely frugal or stingy n. PENNY PINCHER … English World dictionary
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
