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pinch pennies

pinch pennies verb: to severely economize.

Verb

pinch pennies (third-person singular simple present pinches pennies, present participle pinching pennies, simple past and past participle pinched pennies)

  1. To severely economize.

Forms of pinch pennies

third-person singular presentpinches pennies
present participlepinching pennies
past participlepinched pennies
pastpinched pennies

Questions about pinch pennies

What does pinch pennies mean?
Pinch pennies means to severely economize.
What part of speech is pinch pennies?
Pinch pennies is a verb.
What is the past tense of pinch pennies?
The past tense of pinch pennies is pinched pennies.

Words near pinch pennies in the dictionary

  1. pinch of the game
  2. pinch off
  3. pinch one off
  4. pinch out
  5. pinch outs
  6. pinch pennies
  7. pinch point
  8. pinch points
  9. pinch pot
  10. pinch pots
  11. pinch roller

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