penny-wise

pen·ny-wise

or pen·ny·wise (pĕn′ē-wīz′)adj. Careful in dealing with small sums of money or small matters.

adj 1. greatly concerned with saving small sums of money 2. penny-wise and pound-foolish careful about trifles but wasteful in large ventures

Thesaurus

Adj.

penny-wise - thrifty in small matters onlythrifty - careful and diligent in the use of resources

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