英语词汇“penny pinching”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

(noun) in the sense of meanness

Definition

miserliness

He is well known for his eccentric penny-pinching.

Synonyms

meanness

This careful attitude to money can border on meanness.

selfishness

parsimony (formal)

Due to the parsimony of the local council, only one machine was built.

stinginess

miserliness

She had always despised miserliness.

tight-fistedness

niggardliness

minginess (British, informal)

penuriousness

Opposites

generosity

(adjective) in the sense of mean

Definition

excessively careful with money

small-minded, penny-pinching administrators

Synonyms

mean

Don't be mean with the fabric, or the curtains will end up looking skimpy.

She is very close with money.

near (informal)

They joked about him being so near with his money.

frugal

stingy

My dad was stingy with pocket money.

scrimping

miserly

He is miserly with both his time and his money.

niggardly

Officials say the EU is being particularly niggardly with these funds.

tightfisted

Scrooge-like

tight-arse (taboo, slang)

tight-arsed (taboo, slang)

mingy (British, informal)

tight-ass (US, taboo, slang)

tight-assed (US, taboo, slang)

cheeseparing

snoep (South Africa, informal)

tight as a duck's arse (taboo, slang)

Opposites

kind

liberal

generous

prodigal

open-handed

unstinting

munificent

单词	penny pinching
释义	(noun) in the sense of meanness Definition miserliness He is well known for his eccentric penny-pinching. Synonyms meanness This careful attitude to money can border on meanness. selfishness parsimony (formal) Due to the parsimony of the local council, only one machine was built. stinginess miserliness She had always despised miserliness. tight-fistedness niggardliness minginess (British, informal) penuriousness Opposites generosity (adjective) in the sense of mean Definition excessively careful with money small-minded, penny-pinching administrators Synonyms mean Don't be mean with the fabric, or the curtains will end up looking skimpy. close She is very close with money. near (informal) They joked about him being so near with his money. frugal stingy My dad was stingy with pocket money. scrimping miserly He is miserly with both his time and his money. niggardly Officials say the EU is being particularly niggardly with these funds. tightfisted Scrooge-like tight-arse (taboo, slang) tight-arsed (taboo, slang) mingy (British, informal) tight-ass (US, taboo, slang) tight-assed (US, taboo, slang) cheeseparing snoep (South Africa, informal) tight as a duck's arse (taboo, slang) Opposites kind , liberal , generous , prodigal , open-handed , unstinting , munificent Additional synonyms in the sense of close Definition miserly She is very close with money. Synonyms mean, stingy, parsimonious, illiberal, miserly, niggardly, ungenerous, penurious, tight-fisted, mingy (British, informal), tight as a duck's arse (taboo, slang) in the sense of miserliness She had always despised miserliness. Synonyms meanness, penny-pinching (informal), avarice, parsimony (formal), nearness (informal), stinginess, covetousness, churlishness, cheeseparing, niggardliness, graspingness, close- or tightfistedness, penuriousness in the sense of miserly He is miserly with both his time and his money. Synonyms mean, stingy, penny-pinching (informal), parsimonious, close, near (informal), grasping, beggarly, illiberal, avaricious, niggardly, ungenerous, covetous, penurious, tightfisted, close-fisted, tight-arsed (taboo, slang), mingy (British, informal), tight-assed (US, taboo, slang), snoep (South Africa, informal), tight as a duck's arse (taboo, slang) Nearby words of penny-pinching penniless penny penny-pincher penny-pinching pennyworth pension pensioner Synonyms of 'penny-pinching' penny-pinching Explore 'penny-pinching' in the dictionary Additional synonyms in the sense of near They joked about him being so near with his money. Synonyms mean, stingy, parsimonious, miserly, niggardly, ungenerous, tightfisted, close-fisted in the sense of niggardly Definition not generous Officials say the EU is being particularly niggardly with these funds. Synonyms stingy, mean, avaricious, ungenerous, close, near (informal), sparing, grudging, mercenary, frugal, parsimonious, penurious, tightfisted, Scrooge-like, tight-arse (taboo, slang), tight-arsed (taboo, slang), tight-ass (US, taboo, slang), tight-assed (US, taboo, slang), snoep (South Africa, informal), tight as a duck's arse (taboo, slang) in the sense of parsimony Definition extreme caution in spending Due to the parsimony of the local council, only one machine was built. Synonyms meanness, tightness, penny-pinching (informal), frugality, nearness (informal), stinginess, miserliness, niggardliness, minginess (British, informal) in the sense of stingy Definition very mean My dad was stingy with pocket money. Synonyms mean, penny-pinching (informal), miserly, near (informal), parsimonious, scrimping, illiberal, avaricious, niggardly, ungenerous, penurious, tightfisted, tight, close-fisted, tight-arse (taboo, slang), tight-arsed (taboo, slang), mingy (British, informal), tight-ass (US, taboo, slang), tight-assed (US, taboo, slang), cheeseparing, snoep (South Africa, informal), tight as a duck's arse (taboo, slang)
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