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penny-pinching

Meaning of "penny-pinching" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF PENNY-PINCHING

penny-pinching


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PENNY-PINCHING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Penny-Pinching is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES PENNY-PINCHING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of penny-pinching in the English dictionary

The definition of penny-pinching in the dictionary is excessively careful with money.



WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PENNY-PINCHING

penny loafer · penny shares · penny whistle · penny-a-liner · penny-dreadful · penny-farthing · penny-gaff · penny-in-the-slot machine · penny-pincher · penny-wise · penny-wise and pound-foolish · pennyboy · pennycress · pennyfee · pennyland · pennyroyal · pennyweight · pennywinkle · pennywort

WORDS THAT END LIKE PENNY-PINCHING

aching · anything · approaching · branching · catching · coaching · etching · eye-catching · fetching · geocaching · itching · launching · matching · overarching · scorching · scratching · searching · stitching · stretching · teaching · touching

Synonyms and antonyms of penny-pinching in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «PENNY-PINCHING»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «penny-pinching» and belong to the same grammatical category.

Translation of «penny-pinching» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PENNY-PINCHING

Find out the translation of penny-pinching to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of penny-pinching from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «penny-pinching» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

小气
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

cicatera
570 millions of speakers
en

English

penny-pinching
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

लापरवाही से बन्द रखो
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

- معسر قرش
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

скупой
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

avarentos
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

কিপটেমি
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

pingre
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Mencubit sen
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

Pfennigfuchserei
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

けちけちする
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

페니 - 곤란
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Penny-pinching
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

keo kiệt
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

பென்னி-கிள்ளியெறிதல்
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

चांदीचे नाणे-चिमटी
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

cimri
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

parsimoniosi
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

penny - szczypanie
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

скупий
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

- ciupit penny
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

δεκάρα - τσίμπημα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

vrekkig
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

snåla
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

penny- knipe
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of penny-pinching

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PENNY-PINCHING»

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about penny-pinching

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PENNY-PINCHING»

Discover the use of penny-pinching in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to penny-pinching and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Penny Pinching
As seen on the Oprah! television program, the authors offer readers hundreds of suggestions for reducing their expenditures in the latest edition of their popular handbook, featuring scores of new listings, Internet sites, and more.
Lee Simmons, Barbara Simmons, 1999
2
Aging and Old Age
Penny-Pinching Fortunately, unsafe driving, crime, and suicide are not the principal activities of elderly persons. The principal activities are work, recreation, and household production, including care of self.38 A minor but extremely curious ...
Richard A. Posner, 1995
3
Penny Pinching Activities
Reproducible pages provide teachers with economical hands-on activities and group play which will provide children with opportunities for exploring and using their senses fully.
Doris J. Guerette, Karen Goldfluss, Ina M. Levin, 1997
4
The Funny Thing Is...
penny-pinching. for. today's. gal. or How to Land a Man The following is an article I was contracted to write for a major women's magazine several years ago. They thought I would be a good person to write a “helpful hints” type of column.
Ellen DeGeneres, 2003
5
Untitled
DIN/ /-"fA;r-/ noun [C] atype of bicycle used in the past which had a very large front wheel and a small back wheel penny-pinching /"pen.i%pIn.tSIN/ adjective [ before noun] unwilling to spend money: I became tired of his penny- pinching friends.
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Oxford Thesaurus of English
penny-pinching. adjective mean, miserly, niggardly, parsimonious, close- fisted, cheese-paring, penurious, scrimping, grasping, greedy, avaricious, Scrooge-like, ungenerous, illiberal, close; informal stingy, mingy, tight, tight- fisted, ...
Maurice Waite, 2009
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Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
penny-pinching noun [U] Local residents have accused the council of penny- pinching. , penny whistle noun [C] a small cheap musical instrument shaped like a tube with holes along one side and a part for your mouth at one end that you blow ...
‎2008
8
An Integrated Transformational Grammar of the English Language
The output is "the penny- pinching husband in London," not ("the penny-pinching in London husband." The -en derivations of this subset are predictably unclear. A string like "the pie — X made the pie at home — was good" gives the first-step ...
Garland Hampton Cannon, 1978
9
Evelyn My Jewish Princess
My father was a calm man who as he said was always considered the penny pinching jew banker who always made sure to keep your money safe. I had asked my father if he didn't mind people calling him the penny pinching jew and he had ...
Alessandro Paolo Perucci, 2012
10
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Synonyms
... closefisted, tight, lightfisted. niggardly, parsimonious, penurious, miserly, cheeseparing, penny-pinching can mean unwilling or manifesting unwillingness to share one's goods with others or to give to another a part of one's possessions.
Merriam-Webster, Inc, 1984

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PENNY-PINCHING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term penny-pinching is used in the context of the following news items.
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Book review: Two books shed light on infamous ax murders of the …
Andrew Borden, was a prosperous (penny-pinching) businessman, who continued to live with his daughters in a section of town that had been ... «Press Herald, Jul 15»
2
McCain and Trump: Vastly different Vietnam experience
Trump grew up in a home dominated by his hard-charging, penny-pinching businessman father. Both young men had rebellious streaks. «Columbia Daily Tribune, Jul 15»
3
COLUMN: We're too quick to jail young people
It puzzles me that many penny-pinching government opponents favor unreasonably long jail terms that some people serve for minor offenses. «SCNow, Jul 15»
4
Bill Finan & The Pan-Mass Challenge ~ Raising Money to Fight …
One cheapskate, penny-pinching, starving artist we all know put $100 toward Bill's $7,200 Heavy Hitter goal for 2015. Partly because I know ... «LakeLanier.com, Jul 15»
5
Fiction for older children reviews – delight in wordplay, disrespect for …
The nitty-gritty of the runaways' penny-pinching is terrifically drawn, as is the mystery's denouement, in the files of the titular, cranky Mrs ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
6
Skinflint Chelsea Boss Jose Mourinho Claims Big-Spending Rivals …
Not renowned for his penny-pinching regime at Stamford Bridge, the Portuguese coach's comments, aimed at big-spending Man City, Man Utd ... «Who Ate All The Pies, Jul 15»
7
Jack Todd: Hall of Fame inductions of ex-Expos are bittersweet
... and yet Alou's rusty Jeep of a ball club, dismantled on almost a yearly basis by the penny-pinching Claude Brochu, was usually in the hunt. «Montreal Gazette, Jul 15»
8
People 'defecating and urinating' in the woods thanks to Roundswell …
"It is just penny-pinching and it is not necessary. People need to have a rest," he said. "Short-sightedness by the county council is going to end ... «North Devon Journal, Jul 15»
9
5 Ways to Make Your Clothes Last Longer
A Simple Checklist to Get Out of Debt · Painless Penny-Pinching: How to Save Big Without Feeling Deprived · How Your Credit Card Balance ... «STLtoday.com, Jul 15»
10
Retailers, Brands Face Penny-Pinching Shoppers
... retailers and brands face permanently penny-pinching shoppers. ... latest retailer to accept the reality of the new, penny-pinching consumer, ... «WWD, Jul 15»
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