penny-pinching

English

Alternative forms

• pennypinching

Etymology

From pinchpenny

Adjective

penny-pinching (comparative more penny-pinching, superlative most penny-pinching)

1. reluctant to spend money; close-fisted
   • 2021 July 14, Anthony Lambert, “Grand designs on superior interiors”, in SAIL, number 935, page 49:

     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.

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:stingy

Translations

reluctant to spend money

• Italian: taccagno (it) m, spilorcio (it) m
• Russian: прижи́мистый (ru) (prižímistyj)

Noun

penny-pinching (countable and uncountable, plural penny-pinchings)

1. reluctance to spend money; thrift or parsimony; extreme economy.

Synonyms

• pinching pennies

Translations

reluctance to spend money

• Italian: taccagneria (it) f, spilorceria f

References

• “penny-pinching”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.