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Значения термина penny-pinch на английском

каталонский
mesquinejar

Spend money frugally; spend as little as possible.

mesquinejar
Синонимы
Examples for "nickel-and-dime"
Examples for "nickel-and-dime"
1
Penny Auctions are in the nickel-and-dime section of the internet-commerce department store.
Wired
2
By this time Ainesley could see that the store was a nickel-and-dime operation.
Anthill: a novel
3
It's like having a car that's starting to nickel-and-dime you.
The Girl I Used to Be
4
Law enforcement isn't interested in the nickel-and-dime stuff anymore.
A killing night
5
Every Thursday afternoon there is a nickel-and-dime poker game.
The Guardian
Использование термина penny-pinch на английском
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Yes, that's way too close to one trillion dollars for a company to be penny-pinching.
Wired
2
Such growth bucks the stereotype of penny-pinching local consumers.
Reuters
3
It's a 2D platform game in which you play the penny-pinching Scrooge McDuck on a treasure hunt.
The Irish Times
4
His remaining print newspaper needs a boost, especially after the penny-pinched decision to cut sub-editorial shifts in two.
The Guardian
5
The ARU is penny-pinching but it can't skimp on investigating and then remedying the long-standing blight of poor scrummaging.
The Guardian
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In no way should the organisation come across as being somehow penny-pinching when it comes to reimbursing legitimate employee expenses.
The Irish Times
7
He grunted, I never thought I'd be agreeing with Old Man Dawson, the penny-pinching old land-thief-anda fine briber he is, too.
Main Street
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So we penny-pinched a little, and built a bridge that was far too small for the growth it actually enabled, Mr Selwood said.
Radio NZ
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EU: A number of leading development NGOs have accused some of the richest member-states in the EU of penny-pinching in a report published yesterday.
The Irish Times
10
Pork sales have slowed as the recession has penny-pinching consumers eating out less and buying lower-cost items such as hot dogs and lunch meat.
Reuters
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"I prefer penny-pinching to rye whiskey," she said, clearing a stray lock from her forehead with the back of her hand.
The day the falls stood still
Translations for penny-pinch
каталонский
mesquinejar