penny-pinching

adj 1noun 1

Collocations

ADJ.

old

VERB + PENNY-PINCHING

change

PENNY-PINCHING + NOUN

miser, specifications

PREP.

with

ADV.

robustly

Definitions

adj

reluctant to spend money; close-fisted

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.

noun

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

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — extreme care in spending money

parsimony
parsimoniousness
thrift

adjective — giving or spending with reluctance

cheeseparing
close
near
skinny

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

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.

Wiktionary

My neighbor is a penny-pinching old miser who won't even give you the time of day.

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