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Meaning of "pinchpennies" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PINCHPENNIES

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PINCHPENNIES

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Pinchpennies is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PINCHPENNIES

pinch
pinch bar
pinch bug
pinch effect
pinch pennies
pinch point
pinch-hit
pinch-hitter
pinch-hitting
pinchbeck
pinchcock
pincheck
pinched
pincher
pinchfist
pinchgut
pinchingly
pinchpenny

WORDS THAT END LIKE PINCHPENNIES

bennies
blennies
bunnies
companies
crannies
donnies
fannies
funnies
grannies
gunnies
jennies
johnnies
nannies
ninnies
pennies
pinnies
sonnies
sunnies
tinnies
trannies
tyrannies

Synonyms and antonyms of pinchpennies in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «pinchpennies» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PINCHPENNIES

Find out the translation of pinchpennies to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of pinchpennies from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «pinchpennies» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

pinchpennies
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

pinchpennies
570 millions of speakers

English

pinchpennies
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

pinchpennies
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

pinchpennies
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

pinchpennies
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

pinchpennies
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

pinchpennies
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

pinchpennies
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pinchpennies
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

pinchpennies
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

pinchpennies
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

pinchpennies
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Pinchpennies
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

pinchpennies
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

pinchpennies
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

चिमूटभर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

pinchpennies
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

pinchpennies
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

pinchpennies
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

pinchpennies
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

pinchpennies
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

pinchpennies
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

pinchpennies
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

pinchpennies
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

pinchpennies
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of pinchpennies

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PINCHPENNIES»

The term «pinchpennies» is barely ever used and occupies the 194.562 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PINCHPENNIES» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «pinchpennies» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «pinchpennies» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about pinchpennies

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PINCHPENNIES»

Discover the use of pinchpennies in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to pinchpennies and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
A 1,000 Ways to A Better Life
Don't pinchpennies if it's goingto cost you dollars. Working withouta plan means you're just out there. Working with a plan gives you direction. Winner do things thatloserdon't wanttodo. Sometimes it's about who knows you, and not who you ...
Glenn Chambers, 2012
2
Lives of the Twelve Caesars
He regarded as niggardly pinchpennies those who kept any account or regulated their financial affairs; and praised those as truly magnificent, who squandered all they possessed. He praised and admired his uncle Caius in nothing more than ...
Suetonius, 1997
3
The Molière Encyclopedia
... chiefly for the "negative dowry" that she concocts for Mariane, consisting of the sums of expenditures she would never make, and for gulling Harpagon with the prospect of a young woman in love with bespectacled old pinchpennies. Frosine  ...
James F. Gaines, 2002
4
Directed Verdict
Bella had objected based on cost, butBradoverruled herand promised to pinchpennies while abroad. Money would provetobe the least oftheir problems. Weather delays caused Bradand Nikki toarrivelate at Reagan National Airport and miss ...
Randy Singer, 2011
5
Japanese Religion and Society: Paradigms of Structure and Change
After all, they were not deaf to the rumors about the revenge that heaven, and resentful pilgrims, had taken on pinchpennies in other parts of the country.69 he Priests and Their Legends There was a rich folkloric tradition associated with ...
Winston Davis, 1992
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Republicans and Reincarnation: The Conscience of A New Age ...
Lie, cheat, steal, pinchpennies all for the purpose of amassing wealth for the sake of wealth. So, does capitalism encourage avarice? No. Doesn't take their numbers down either. Conditions like avarice are a personal problem that stem from ...
Cris A. Pace, 2011
7
New York Magazine
Rouget from France, fragile crayfish tossed with spindly imported string beans, limpid butter sauces, a kiwi here and there. A duo of pinchpennies may dine for $65, but it's easier to spend much more. 502 Sixth Avenue, near 13th (691-1363).
8
Christian Theology
... if a man say at one word that we must not rejoice in riches but in God that gives them, the veriest niggards and the veriest pinchpennies in the world will allege this excuse, and make protestation with full mouth, O, I, I rejoice not in my riches,  ...
Jean Calvin, Samuel Dunn, 1837
9
San Francisco Lithographer: African American Artist Grafton ...
While small businesses and pinchpennies stayed with traditional printing styles, beginning in the late 1870s lithographed—or more likely, zincographed— billheads increased in popularity. For large, prosperous firms and others that wished to ...
Robert J. Chandler, 2014
10
Zellie Blake: Lowell, Massachussetts, 1834
thrifty, but she's one of the worst pinchpennies. It'll ease things if the boardinghouse fees go up." He looked down at the sack and he felt the potatoes. "I don't know how I missed these," he said thoughtfully as he pulled one potato out and ...
Kathleen Duey, 2002

3 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PINCHPENNIES»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term pinchpennies is used in the context of the following news items.
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Will Ferrell and Kristen Wiig present a Lifetime goof (unless they're …
“Look at them Smithers—these Polly Pinchpennies and Sammy Sadsacks are squabbling over this satchel of dirty dollar bills. Little do they ... «A.V. Club DC, Jun 15»
2
iPhone 4 to arrive in Israel this week
Israeli pinchpennies have already tried to duplicate the new card by cutting their old ones to match the iPhone's slot, but manufacturers have ... «Ynetnews, Sep 10»
3
Boot it to the wine shop for a great Italian malbec
And Billy Munnelly, Canada's Parker of Pinchpennies, ably describes virtually all of the other recent releases in Ontario (though many listings ... «Globe and Mail, Dec 09»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Pinchpennies [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/pinchpennies>. Apr 2024 ».
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