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单词 penny-pincher
释义

penny-pinching

noun

pen·​ny-pinch·​ing ˈpe-nē-ˌpin-chiŋ How to pronounce penny-pinching (audio)
: frugality, parsimony
penny-pincher
ˈpe-nē-ˌpin-chər How to pronounce penny-pinching (audio)
noun
penny-pinching adjective

Synonyms

  • economy
  • frugality
  • husbandry
  • parsimony
  • providence
  • scrimping
  • skimping
  • thrift
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Word History

First Known Use

1935, in the meaning defined above

penny-pincher

noun

as in miser
a mean grasping person who is usually stingy with money we've ended up treating that penny-pincher to dinner three times and she's never once offered to pay

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • miser
  • hunks
  • tightwad
  • scrooge
  • skinflint
  • cheapskate
  • piker
  • saver
  • niggard
  • churl
  • hoarder
  • pack rat

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • spendthrift
  • spender
  • wastrel
  • prodigal
  • waster
  • profligate
  • squanderer
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