Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

penny-pincher

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.29 in modern English

Syllables: pen-ny-pinch-er
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative spelling of penny pincher.

Example Sentences

"Hopefully, the penny-pinchers at the DfT/Treasury will finally agree to this. otherwise many of the proposed benefits will be lost."

Inflected Forms

penny-pinchers (plural)

Questions

What does penny-pincher mean?: Alternative spelling of penny pincher.

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