penny-pinching

== English == === Alternative forms === pennypinching === Etymology === From pinchpenny. === Adjective === penny-pinching (comparative more penny-pinching, superlative most penny-pinching) reluctant to spend money; close-fisted ==== Synonyms ==== See also Thesaurus:stingy ==== Translations ==== === Noun === penny-pinching (countable and uncountable, plural penny-pinchings) reluctance to spend money; thrift or parsimony; extreme economy. ==== Synonyms ==== pinching pennies ==== Translations ==== === References === “penny-pinching”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.