penny-pinching
| 1. |
(satellite adjective) giving or spending with reluctance; "our cheeseparing administration"; "very close (or near) with his money"; "a penny-pinching miserly old man" |
|
Synonyms: cheeseparing, close, near |
|
| 2. |
(noun) extreme care in spending money; reluctance to spend money unnecessarily |
|
Synonyms: parsimoniousness, parsimony, thrift |
|
Related Words: frugality, frugalness |
|
|