Synonyms for penny-pinching


Grammar : Adj


Définition of penny-pinching

  • adj tight with money
Example sentences :
  • Hang these penny-pinching fathers, that cram wealth in innocent lamb-skins.
  • Extract from : « The Mermaid Series. Edited by H. Ellis. The best plays of the old dramatists. Thomas Dekker. Edited, with an introduction and notes by Ernest Rhys. » by Thomas Dekker
  • Of course, that shouldn't be—you construe that as you please, but if you think it is penny-pinching it may be.
  • Extract from : « Warren Commission (9 of 26): Hearings Vol. IX (of 15) » by The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
  • That penny-pinching Skinner wants me to cut corners and get myself into trouble so he can fire me.
  • Extract from : « Cappy Ricks » by Peter B. Kyne

Antonyms for penny-pinching

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