penny-pinching
Example Sentences
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A difficult economic environment, in which penny-pinching consumers are less likely to splurge on gifts for themselves, didn’t help.
It’s nothing but buck-passing middlemen in league with penny-pinching hospital executives.
All this penny-pinching has reduced the appetite of restaurants and food preparers to hire more workers.
From MarketWatch
Halligan, however, gives the character definition, especially when advocating for his nephew and risking the wrath of his volatile, penny-pinching sister.
From Los Angeles Times
The issue stems from an unconventional bit of penny-pinching from the world's richest man.
From Salon
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
