The bridges have not been painted regularly and this penny-pinching has exposed them to the corroding effects of salt and water.
...small-minded penny-pinching administrators.
English dictionary. 2008.
penny-pinching — penny pincher ˈpenny ˌpincher noun [countable] someone who does not like to spend money: • Here are some ways that penny pinchers can see the nation s biggest city on a small budget. penny pinching adjective : • discounts aimed at penny pinching… … Financial and business terms
penny-pinching — penny .pinching adj unwilling to spend or give money →↑mean ▪ penny pinching governments >penny pinching n [U] … Dictionary of contemporary English
penny pinching — noun [uncountable] Thesaurus: greed and greedinesssynonym Main entry: penny pinching … Useful english dictionary
penny\ pinching — • penny pincher • penny pinching See: pinch pennies … Словарь американских идиом
penny-pinching — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ unwilling to spend money; miserly. ► NOUN ▪ miserliness. DERIVATIVES penny pincher noun … English terms dictionary
penny-pinching — index parsimonious Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
penny-pinching — *stingy, close, closefisted, tight, tight fisted, niggardly, parsimonious, penurious, miserly, cheeseparing … New Dictionary of Synonyms
penny-pinching — UK [ˈpenɪ ˌpɪntʃɪŋ] / US adjective unwilling to spend money Derived words: penny pinching noun uncountable penny pincher noun countable Word forms penny pincher : singular penny pincher plural penny pinchers … English dictionary
penny-pinching — noun Date: 1935 frugality, parsimony • penny pincher noun • penny pinching adjective … New Collegiate Dictionary
penny-pinching — adjective unwilling to spend or give money penny pinching noun (U) penny pincher noun (C) … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
