cheeseparing

[ cheez-pair-ing ]

/ ˈtʃizˌpɛər ɪŋ /

adjective

meanly economical; parsimonious; stingy.

noun

something of little or no value.

miserly economizing; stinginess; miserliness.

Origin of cheeseparing

First recorded in 1590–1600; cheese¹ + paring

OTHER WORDS FROM cheeseparing

cheeseparer, noun

Words nearby cheeseparing

cheese-head, cheese it, cheesemaker, cheese mite, cheesemonger, cheeseparing, cheese pie, cheese product, cheese sauce, cheese skipper, cheese spread

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Example sentences from the Web for cheeseparing

The gains of the Company were enormous, so enormous as in no way to justify the cheeseparing that was had recourse to at Bombay.
Cornish Characters|S. Baring-Gould
She didn't believe in pinching and cheeseparing, and didn't want the thing rounded off in any of those circular frames.
Fragments of an Autobiography|Felix Moscheles
The old bourgeoisie still retained the careful habits of the days of Louis Philippe, and made fortunes by cheeseparing.
Diary of the Besieged Resident in Paris|Henry Labouchre

British Dictionary definitions for cheeseparing

cheeseparing

/ (ˈtʃiːzˌpɛərɪŋ) /

adjective

penny-pinching; stingy

noun

a paring of cheese rind
anything similarly worthless

stinginess

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单词	cheeseparing
释义	cheeseparing [ cheez-pair-ing ] / ˈtʃizˌpɛər ɪŋ / adjective meanly economical; parsimonious; stingy. noun something of little or no value. miserly economizing; stinginess; miserliness. Origin of cheeseparing First recorded in 1590–1600; cheese¹ + paring OTHER WORDS FROM cheeseparing cheeseparer, noun Words nearby cheeseparing cheese-head, cheese it, cheesemaker, cheese mite, cheesemonger, cheeseparing, cheese pie, cheese product, cheese sauce, cheese skipper, cheese spread Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for cheeseparing The gains of the Company were enormous, so enormous as in no way to justify the cheeseparing that was had recourse to at Bombay. Cornish Characters\|S. Baring-Gould She didn't believe in pinching and cheeseparing, and didn't want the thing rounded off in any of those circular frames. Fragments of an Autobiography\|Felix Moscheles The old bourgeoisie still retained the careful habits of the days of Louis Philippe, and made fortunes by cheeseparing. Diary of the Besieged Resident in Paris\|Henry Labouchre British Dictionary definitions for cheeseparing cheeseparing / (ˈtʃiːzˌpɛərɪŋ) / adjective penny-pinching; stingy noun a paring of cheese rind anything similarly worthless stinginess Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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