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Meanings of penny-pinching in English
Portuguese
parcimónia Catalan
parsimònia Extreme care in spending money; reluctance to spend money unnecessarily.
Usage of penny-pinching in English
1
Amerigo Bonasera had found this solution to the problem unseemly and penny-pinching.
2
But no way was I falling for this guy's penny-pinching con job.
3
Some beach vendors say sales have sunk and complain about penny-pinching visitors.
4
Gateway's solution for the penny-pinching gamer set is the P-6831 FX.
5
Tough times call for stiff drinks, penny-pinching, and a few more stiff drinks.
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But for all this penny-pinching, Yulia says they're just getting by.
7
And who could get enough of Jason's penny-pinching ways and Tasha's loud mouth?
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So it is no surprise they are meeting the current adversity with penny-pinching ingenuity.
9
There's the occasional hint of penny-pinching, such as the lack of overhead grab handles.
10
Anything less would have been a penny-pinching insult to God.
11
He thought the youngsters were getting a penny-pinching deal, especially in the matter of storytelling.
12
Yes, that's way too close to one trillion dollars for a company to be penny-pinching.
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But in today's penny-pinching workplace, such expenses more likely come straight out of employee pockets.
14
Such growth bucks the stereotype of penny-pinching local consumers.
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But in these busier, more penny-pinching days, that's rare.
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INDIA A longtime favourite with the penny-pinching backpacker set, India remains as cheap as chips.