penny-pinching

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penny-pinching

A penny-pinching man carefully counts his coins at the kitchen table.

Definition

  1. Adjective:

    • Extremely unwilling to spend money; excessively frugal or miserly: Describes a person or behavior that is overly careful with money, often to the point of being stingy.
    • Characterized by reluctance to spend or give money: Describes actions or policies marked by extreme thrift.

  2. Noun:

    • The practice of being extremely careful in spending money; extreme frugality: The act or habit of spending as little money as possible.
    • Reluctance to spend money unnecessarily: A state of mind or policy of avoiding any expenditure.
Usage Examples

  • Adjective:

    • The company's penny-pinching policies led to low employee morale.
    • He was so penny-pinching that he refused to turn on the heat in winter.

  • Noun:

    • Her constant penny-pinching made it difficult to enjoy a simple dinner out.
    • The project failed due to excessive penny-pinching on essential materials.
Advanced Usage
  • Used to criticize behavior considered excessively or harmfully frugal.
    • The mayor's penny-pinching on infrastructure will cost the city more in repairs later.
Variants and Related Words
  • Penny-pincher (n): A person who is extremely unwilling to spend money.
    • He is known as a real penny-pincher at the office.
Synonyms
  • Adjective: Stingy, miserly, parsimonious, tightfisted, cheeseparing, niggardly.
  • Noun: Stinginess, miserliness, parsimony, frugality, tightfistedness.
Antonyms
  • Adjective: Generous, lavish, spendthrift, extravagant.
  • Noun: Generosity, extravagance, lavishness.
Related Idioms/Phrases
  • Pinch pennies: To be very careful with money; to be frugal.
    • We had to pinch pennies to save for our vacation.
  • Penny-wise and pound-foolish: Being careful with small amounts of money but wasteful with large sums (often a result of excessive penny-pinching).
    • Skipping regular car maintenance is penny-wise and pound-foolish.
penny-pinching

A penny-pinching man carefully counts his coins at the kitchen table.

Adjective
  1. giving or spending with reluctance
    • our cheeseparing administration
    • very close (or near) with his money
    • a penny-pinching miserly old man
Noun
  1. extreme care in spending money; reluctance to spend money unnecessarily

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