penny-pinching

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From pinchpenny.

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penny-pinching (comparative more penny-pinching, superlative most penny-pinching)

  1. reluctant to spend money; close-fisted
    • 2021 July 14, Anthony Lambert, “Grand designs on superior interiors”, in SAIL, number 935, page 49:
      If there is an overall lesson, it is that train quality should be seen as part of the battle against climate change, with penny-pinching specifications robustly opposed as a false economy.

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penny-pinching (countable and uncountable, plural penny-pinchings)

  1. reluctance to spend money; thrift or parsimony; extreme economy.

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