as in selfish
giving or sharing as little as possible
the new CEO's penny-pinching ways have helped to keep the company out of bankruptcy
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as in saving
careful management of material resources
they'll have to practice some penny-pinching if they want to save for a house
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as in economy
the quality or practice of being overly sparing with money
reusing your tea bags is perhaps taking penny-pinching too far
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Examples of penny-pinching in a Sentence
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Lindy Segal, refinery29.com, 9 Oct. 2024
At Game 6 of the 1973 World Series against the New York Mets, fans took aim at then-owner Charlie Finley, whose reign was marred by penny-pinching and a persistent itch to take the organization elsewhere.
—Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 26 Sep. 2024
So how much longer will consumers be penny-pinching?
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 25 July 2024
After years of trying to win under Sterling’s ruthless penny-pinching, Baylor is offered a demotion in the front office.
—J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 2 July 2024
But the helicopter stunts in this episode (and in the season’s first) are where the penny-pinching becomes impossible to overlook.
—Chris Klimek, Vulture, 19 Jan. 2024
But Trump famously keeps close watch over his operations and prides himself on penny-pinching.
—Robert Faturechi, ProPublica, 3 June 2024
However, recent reports indicate that the bakery-café chain might be cutting corners in the name of efficiency and penny-pinching.
—Angela L. Pagán / The Takeout, Quartz, 11 Mar. 2024
But even those major cost-cutting moves weren’t enough to keep Musk from turning to penny-pinching.
—Ashley Belanger, Ars Technica, 19 Jan. 2023
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The other thing is that consumers are penny-pinching right now, so mall brands have a place.
—Lindy Segal, refinery29.com, 9 Oct. 2024
At Game 6 of the 1973 World Series against the New York Mets, fans took aim at then-owner Charlie Finley, whose reign was marred by penny-pinching and a persistent itch to take the organization elsewhere.
—Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 26 Sep. 2024
So how much longer will consumers be penny-pinching?
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 25 July 2024
After years of trying to win under Sterling’s ruthless penny-pinching, Baylor is offered a demotion in the front office.
—J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 2 July 2024
But the helicopter stunts in this episode (and in the season’s first) are where the penny-pinching becomes impossible to overlook.
—Chris Klimek, Vulture, 19 Jan. 2024
But Trump famously keeps close watch over his operations and prides himself on penny-pinching.
—Robert Faturechi, ProPublica, 3 June 2024
However, recent reports indicate that the bakery-café chain might be cutting corners in the name of efficiency and penny-pinching.
—Angela L. Pagán / The Takeout, Quartz, 11 Mar. 2024
But even those major cost-cutting moves weren’t enough to keep Musk from turning to penny-pinching.
—Ashley Belanger, Ars Technica, 19 Jan. 2023
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“Penny-pinching.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/penny-pinching. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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