Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pinch pennies

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.21 in modern English

Syllables
pinch pen-nies
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To severely economize.

Inflected Forms

pinches pennies (present, singular) pinching pennies (participle, present) pinched pennies (participle, past) pinched pennies (past)

Questions

What does pinch pennies mean?
To severely economize.

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