penny-pinching
penny-pinching adjective: reluctant to spend money; close-fisted.
Adjective
penny-pinching (comparative more penny-pinching, superlative most penny-pinching)
- 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.2021 July 14, Anthony Lambert, “Grand designs on superior interiors”, in SAIL, number 935, page 49
Noun
penny-pinching (countable and uncountable, plural penny-pinchings)
- reluctance to spend money; thrift or parsimony; extreme economy.
- Synonyms:
- pinching pennies
penny-pinching meaning in Malayalam
penny-pinching in Malayalam
- miserly, mean, niggardly
- പിശുക്കു കാട്ടന്ന, അല്പത്വം കാട്ടുന്ന, അല്പനായ, ലുബ്ധുള്ള, പിശുക്കുള്ള, ദരിദ്രവാസിയായ
Synonyms of penny-pinching
Forms of penny-pinching
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more penny-pinching |
| superlative | most penny-pinching |
| alternative form | pennypinching |
| Noun | |
| plural | penny-pinchings |
Origin of penny-pinching
From pinchpenny.
Questions about penny-pinching
- What does penny-pinching mean?
- Penny-pinching means reluctant to spend money; close-fisted.
- What is penny-pinching in Malayalam?
- Penny-pinching in Malayalam is പിശുക്കു കാട്ടന്ന, അല്പത്വം കാട്ടുന്ന, അല്പനായ. See Penny-pinching meaning in Malayalam.
- What part of speech is penny-pinching?
- Penny-pinching can be an adjective or a noun.
Words near penny-pinching in the dictionary
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