penny-pinching

pen·ny–pinch·ing

noun \-ˌpin-chiŋ\

Definition of PENNY-PINCHING

: frugality, parsimony

— pen·ny–pinch·er \-chər\ noun

— penny–pinching adjective

First Known Use of PENNY-PINCHING

1935

Related to PENNY-PINCHING

Synonyms: frugality, husbandry, parsimony, penny-pinching, providence, scrimping, skimping, thrift

Antonyms: diseconomy, wastefulness

Related Words: conservation, saving; miserliness, niggardliness, stinginess; belt-tightening, retrenchment; discretion, forehandedness, prudence; austerity, moderation, restraint, temperance

Near Antonyms: extravagance, improvidence, lavishness, prodigality, squandering

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