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单词 penny-pinch
释义

penny-pinch

transitive verb

pen·​ny-pinch
ˈpenēˌpinch
: to give out money to in a niggardly manner
takes a sinister but fascinating kind of joy in … penny-pinching his own family James Yaffe
: deprive of funds by petty economy
penny-pinched himself out of … millions of dollars S. N. Behrman

Word History

Etymology

back-formation from penny pincher

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