Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

penny-pinching

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.99 in modern English

Syllables
pen-ny-pinch-ing
IPA
26
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

reluctant to spend money; close-fisted

noun

reluctance to spend money; thrift or parsimony; extreme economy.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From pinchpenny.

Usage

Inflected Forms

more penny-pinching (comparative) most penny-pinching (superlative) pennypinching (alternative) penny-pinchings (plural)

Synonyms

pinching pennies cheeseparing close near skinny parsimony parsimoniousness thrift

Questions

What does penny-pinching mean?
reluctant to spend money; close-fisted
Where does penny-pinching come from?
From pinchpenny.

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