penny-pinching
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penny-pinching
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adjective more penny-pinching · most penny-pinching · pennypinching
- reluctant to spend money; close-fisted If there is an overall lesson, it is that train quality should be seen as part of the battle against climate change, with penny-pinching specifications robustly opposed as a false economy.
noun penny-pinchings · pennypinching
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reluctance to spend money; thrift or parsimony; extreme economy.
Similar: pinching pennies
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adj reluctant to spend money
| Italiano | taccagno, spilorcio |
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| Русский | прижи́мистый prižímistyj |
noun reluctance to spend money
| Italiano | taccagneria, spilorceria |
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Talk about this word "penny-pinching." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/penny-pinching. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. penny-pinching. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/penny-pinching "penny-pinching." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/penny-pinching.Cite this
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