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Meanings of penny-pinching in English
Portuguese
parcimónia Catalan
parsimònia Extreme care in spending money; reluctance to spend money unnecessarily.
Synonyms
Examples for "close"
Examples for "close"
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Even so, Moldova's parliamentary majority and government remain close allies of Europe.
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However, FMC said it still expects the deal to close this year.
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The result of that saw many companies close and numerous jobs lost.
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Aid groups say health services across the country are close to collapse.
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As a result, the government lost just over close to R16 million.
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Therefore, companies offering content will be in demand in the near future.
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Incidents of violence were reported as demonstrators confronted police near government offices.
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Europe in particular will be keen to near-source as much as possible.
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However, the 2008 winter ice extent was near the year long-term average.
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Go and direct traffic; let no press or public near the house.
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There's 'Nothing tastes as good as skinny feels.' That's one of them.
2
Although skinny and in need of food, there were no obvious wounds.
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I hope the skinny branch is strong enough to hold my weight.
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Spain are in their new kit: cravats, neckerchiefs and red skinny jeans.
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Dozens of long, skinny, single-story warehouses run parallel down toward the water.
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And she, good woman, was unused to cheeseparing.
2
Poor things, they need a father: and I am tired of this miserable, scraping, cheeseparing life that you are so fond of.
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The chimney, though rarely used, in accordance with Montaul's cheeseparing ways that begrudged the purchase of any fuel, was still caked with soot.
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He wasn't old enough to recall the cheeseparing the Army had had to put up with during the dark years after the War of Secession.
Usage of penny-pinching in English
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Amerigo Bonasera had found this solution to the problem unseemly and penny-pinching.
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But no way was I falling for this guy's penny-pinching con job.
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Some beach vendors say sales have sunk and complain about penny-pinching visitors.
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Gateway's solution for the penny-pinching gamer set is the P-6831 FX.
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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.
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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.
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There's the occasional hint of penny-pinching, such as the lack of overhead grab handles.
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Anything less would have been a penny-pinching insult to God.
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He thought the youngsters were getting a penny-pinching deal, especially in the matter of storytelling.
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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.
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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.