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penny-pinching n. [
parsimony, parsimoniousness, thrift] extreme care in spending money; reluctance to spend money unnecessarily
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penny-pinching s. [
cheeseparing, close, near, skinny] giving or spending with reluctance; "our cheeseparing administration"; "very close (or near) with his money"; "a penny-pinching miserly old man"
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