PENNY-PINCHING

Meaning of PENNY-PINCHING in English

ˈpenny-ˌpinching BrE AmE adjective

unwilling to spend or give money ⇨ mean :

penny-pinching governments

—penny pinching noun [uncountable]

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012

PENNY-PINCHING — 1. Penny-pinching is the practice of trying to spend as little money as possible. Government penny-pinching is blamed for the …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PENNY-PINCHING — adjective EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ a penny-pinching husband ▪ His grandparents were humourless and penny-pinching . ▪ She could …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PENNY-PINCHING — noun Date: 1935 frugality, parsimony , penny-pincher noun ~ adjective
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
PENNY-PINCHING — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ adjective : given to or marked by mean and petty economy and miserliness penny-pinching cuts in appropriations crippling the …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PENNY-PINCHING — n. cheapness, stinginess, miserliness; quality of being economical, thrift
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
PENNY-PINCHING — adj. cheap or stingy, miserly; unwilling to spend money
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
PENNY-PINCHING — noun Date: 1935 : frugality , parsimony • pen·ny-pinch·er -chər noun • penny-pinching adjective
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PENNY-PINCHING — Pronunciation: - ˌ pin-chi ŋ Function: noun Date: 1935 : FRUGALITY , PARSIMONY – pen · ny-pinch · er \ …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
PENNY-PINCHING — ■ adjective unwilling to spend money; miserly. ■ noun miserliness. Derivatives penny-pincher noun
Concise Oxford English vocab
PENNY-PINCHING — [pen.ny-pinch.ing] n (1935): frugality, parsimony -- pen.ny-pinch.er n -- penny-pinching adj
Merriam-Webster English vocab
PENNY-PINCHING — adjective ( disapproving ) unwilling to spend money SYN mean ► ˈpenny-pinching noun [ U ]
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PENNY PINCHING — See main entry: ↑ penny-pinching
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PENNY-PINCHING — 1. Penny-pinching is the practice of trying to spend as little money as possible. Government ~ is blamed for the …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
PENNY PINCHING — Synonyms and related words : avarice, avaricious, cheap, cheapness, cheeseparing, close, closefisted, closefistedness, closeness, hardfisted, hardfistedness, hoarding, illiberal, illiberality, miserliness, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
PENNY-PINCHING — {adj.} or {n.}, {informal} * /Bob saved enough money by penny-pinching to buy a bicycle./
Slang English vocab
PENNY PINCHING — See: PINCH PENNIES.
Slang English vocab
PENNY-PINCHING — Function: adjective Synonyms: STINGY , cheeseparing, close, closefisted, miserly, niggardly, parsimonious, penurious, tight, tightfisted
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
PENNY-PINCHING — adjective Synonyms: stingy , cheeseparing, close, closefisted, miserly, niggardly, parsimonious, penurious, tight, tightfisted
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
PENNY-PINCHING — See ↑ GENEROUS/NOT GENEROUS 2
Longman Activator English vocab
PENNY-PINCHING — 25B6; adjective MEAN, miserly, niggardly, parsimonious, close-fisted, cheese-paring, grasping, Scrooge-like; informal stingy, mingy, tight, tight-fisted, money-grubbing; formal penurious; archaic near. …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
PENNY PINCHING — See: PINCH PENNIES.
Словарь английских идиом
PENNY-PINCHING — {adj.} or {n.}, {informal} * /Bob saved enough money by penny-pinching to buy a bicycle./
Словарь английских идиом
PENNY-PINCHING — adj. or n. , informal Bob saved enough money by penny-pinching to buy a bicycle.
American Idioms English vocabulary
PENNY PINCHING — скупердяйство
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
PENNY-PINCHING — прил.; разг. скаредный, скупой Syn : stingy, niggardly (разговорное) скупой, скаредный
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
PENNY-PINCHING — Скупой
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
PENNY-PINCHING — Скуп
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
PENNY-PINCHING — Прижимистый
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
PENNY-PINCHING — Прижимист
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
PENNY-PINCHING — a разг. скупой, скаредный
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
PENNY-PINCHING — прил.; разг.скаредный, скупой Syn:stingy, niggardly
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
PENNY PINCHING — (a) скаредный; скупой
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
PENNY-PINCHING — a разг. скупой, скаредный
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
PENNY-PINCHING — a разг. скупой, скаредный
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
PENNY-PINCHING — прил. ; разг. скаредный, скупой Syn: stingy , niggardly
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
PENNY-PINCHING — прил.; разг. скаредный, скупой Syn: stingy, niggardly
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
PENNY-PINCHING — _a. _собир. скупой, скаредный
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
PENNY-PINCHING — a. собир. скупой, скаредный
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
PENNY-PINCHING — прил.; разг. скаредный, скупой Syn : stingy, niggardly (разговорное) скупой, скаредный
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
PENNY PINCHING — скупердяйство
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
PENNY — ( pl pence pence; pennies pennies ) [A] n [Monet.] penny
Interlingua English vocab
PINCHING — I. ˈpinchiŋ, -chēŋ noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English pinchinge, from gerund of pinchen to pinch : the act …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PENNY — ˈpenē, -ni noun ( plural pennies -ēz, -iz ; or pence ˈpen(t)s) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English penny, peny, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PINCHING — (a.) Compressing; nipping; griping; niggardly; as, pinching cold; a pinching parsimony.
Английский словарь Webster
PINCHING — (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Pinch
Английский словарь Webster
PENNY — (a.) Worth or costing one penny.
Английский словарь Webster
PENNY — (n.) Money, in general; as, to turn an honest penny.
Английский словарь Webster
PINCHING — ( p. pr. & vb. n. ) of Pinch
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PINCHING — ( a. ) Compressing; nipping; griping; niggardly; as, pinching cold; a pinching parsimony.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PENNY — ( n. ) Money, in general; as, to turn an honest penny.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PENNY — ( a. ) Worth or costing one penny.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PENNY — — pennied , adj. /pen"ee/ , n. , pl. pennies , ( esp. collectively for 2, 3 ) pence , …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PENNY — noun ( plural pennies -nēz ; or pence ˈpen(t)s) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English penning, penig; …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PINCHING — p.pr. & ·vb.n. of pinch. 2. pinching ·adj compressing; nipping; griping; niggardly; as, pinching cold; a pinching parsimony.
Webster English vocab
PENNY — adj worth or costing one penny. 2. penny ·noun ·see denarius. 3. penny ·noun any small sum or coin; a …
Webster English vocab
PENNY — penn|y, Penn|y BrE AmE ˈpen |i ▷ penn|ies, \~y's iz ▶ ˌ penny ˈ black BrE AmE ▶ ˌ penny …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
PENNY — / ˈpeni; NAmE / noun ( pl. pen·nies or pence ) HELP NOTE : In senses 1 and 2, pennies …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PENNY — pen ‧ ny S1 /ˈpeni/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Language: Old English ; Origin: penning , penig ] 1 …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PENNY — n. (pl. for separate coins -ies, for a sum of money pence) 1 a British coin and monetary unit equal …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
PENNY — n. (pl. for separate coins -ies, for a sum of money pence) 1 a British coin and monetary unit equal …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PENNY — n. (pl. for separate coins -ies, for a sum of money pence) 1. a British coin and monetary unit equal …
Oxford English vocab
PENNY — ( pennies, pence) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. Note: The form 'pence' …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PENNY — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES not cost (sb) a penny (= cost nothing ) ▪ Using the Internet, you can …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PENNY — [noun] [C] [plural] pence or p or pennies - the smallest unit of money in Britain of which there are …
Cambridge English vocab

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

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