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chasing pennies with dollars

chasing pennies with dollars is the present participle and gerund of chase pennies with dollars.

Meaning of chase pennies with dollars

Verb

chase pennies with dollars (third-person singular simple present chases pennies with dollars, present participle chasing pennies with dollars, simple past and past participle chased pennies with dollars)

  1. (US) To expend more money or effort in gaining something (especially, a cost reduction or revenue addition) than it is worth.
    • “I believe we’re being asked to chase pennies with dollars, and it will cost the taxpayers.”2015, Glen Gainer, Charleston Gazette-Mail, State employee pay switch plan placed on hold

Questions about chasing pennies with dollars

What is chasing pennies with dollars the present participle and gerund of?
Chasing pennies with dollars is the present participle and gerund of chase pennies with dollars.

Words near chasing pennies with dollars in the dictionary

  1. chasing away
  2. chasing down
  3. chasing moonbeams
  4. chasing off
  5. chasing one's tail
  6. chasing pennies with dollars
  7. chasing rainbows
  8. chasing shadows
  9. chasing skirt
  10. chasing tail
  11. chasing the dragon

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