false economy

== English == === Noun === false economy (countable and uncountable, plural false economies) An attempt to economize that fails because the less expensive approach is inferior in some way, or ultimately wastes more money than was saved. ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== buy cheap, buy twice good work ain't cheap, cheap work ain't good if you pay bananas, you get monkeys if you pay peanuts, you get monkeys you buy cheap, you get cheap you get what you pay for