| slovo | definícia |
penny-pinch
(encz) | penny-pinch, v: |
penny-pinch
(wn) | penny-pinch
v 1: spend money frugally; spend as little as possible [syn:
penny-pinch, nickel-and-dime] |
| | podobné slovo | definícia |
penny-pincher
(encz) | penny-pincher, |
penny-pinching
(encz) | penny-pinching, |
penny-pinching
(gcide) | penny-pinching \penny-pinching\ n.
Extreme care in spending money; reluctance to spend money
unnecessarily.
Syn: parsimony, parsimoniousness, thrift.
[WordNet 1.5]penny-pinching \penny-pinching\ adj.
Scrimping; reluctant to spend money; stingy; miserly; same as
cheesparing.
Syn: cheeseparing, close.
[WordNet 1.5 +PJC] |
penny-pinching
(wn) | penny-pinching
adj 1: giving or spending with reluctance; "our cheeseparing
administration"; "very close (or near) with his money";
"a penny-pinching miserly old man" [syn: cheeseparing,
close, near, penny-pinching, skinny]
n 1: extreme care in spending money; reluctance to spend money
unnecessarily [syn: parsimony, parsimoniousness,
thrift, penny-pinching] |
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