CHEESEPARING


Meaning of CHEESEPARING in English

I. ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun

( -s )

1. : something saved or valued only by a parsimonious or very needy person : a worthless bit : an insignificant quantity

2. : miserly or petty economizing

administrative cheeseparing that could not have plugged up more than a pinhole in France's leaking economy — Ray Alan

II. adjective

: given to or marked by mean economies and picayune frugality

Synonyms: see stingy

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.