pen·ny-pinch·ing

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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

• 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

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