penny-wise-pound-foolishnessn.

Brit.

/ˌpɛnɪˌwʌɪzˌpaʊndˈfuːlᵻʃnᵻs/, U.S.

/ˈˌpɛniˌwaɪzˌpaʊndˈfulᵻʃnᵻs/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: penny-wise adj., pound n.¹, foolishness n.

Etymology: < penny-wise adj. + pound n.¹ + foolishness n., after penny-wise (and) pound-foolish at penny-wise adj.

The quality of being penny-wise and pound-foolish.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > management of money > expenditure > waste of money or extravagance > [noun] > in part

pound-foolishness1582

pound-folly1820

penny-wise-pound-foolishness1895

1895 Westm. Gaz. 3 Dec. 2/2 It is folly..to cripple and maim our own people by the penny-wise-pound-foolishness of ‘twopenny-halfpenny’ education.

1956 Chron.-Telegram (Elyria, Ohio) 2 May 25/6 Such penny-wise, pound-foolishness only adds to the seriousness of this problem.

2001 Re: putting Things in Perspective.. in corel.general.chat (Usenet newsgroup) 29 Sept. It's another example of penny-wise-pound-foolishness our leadership is wont to exhibit.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	penny-wise-pound-foolishness
释义	penny-wise-pound-foolishnessn. Brit. /ˌpɛnɪˌwʌɪzˌpaʊndˈfuːlᵻʃnᵻs/, U.S. /ˈˌpɛniˌwaɪzˌpaʊndˈfulᵻʃnᵻs/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: penny-wise adj., pound n.¹, foolishness n. Etymology: < penny-wise adj. + pound n.¹ + foolishness n., after penny-wise (and) pound-foolish at penny-wise adj. The quality of being penny-wise and pound-foolish. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > management of money > expenditure > waste of money or extravagance > [noun] > in part pound-foolishness1582 pound-folly1820 penny-wise-pound-foolishness1895 1895 Westm. Gaz. 3 Dec. 2/2 It is folly..to cripple and maim our own people by the penny-wise-pound-foolishness of ‘twopenny-halfpenny’ education. 1956 Chron.-Telegram (Elyria, Ohio) 2 May 25/6 Such penny-wise, pound-foolishness only adds to the seriousness of this problem. 2001 Re: putting Things in Perspective.. in corel.general.chat (Usenet newsgroup) 29 Sept. It's another example of penny-wise-pound-foolishness our leadership is wont to exhibit. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1895
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