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Dictionary:
pen·ny-pinch·ing (pĕn'ē-pĭn'chĭng) |
| Thesaurus: penny-pinching |
adjective
| Antonyms: penny-pinching |
Definition: miserly
Antonyms: generous, liberal, munificent
| WordNet: penny-pinching |
The noun has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
extreme care in spending money; reluctance to spend money unnecessarily
Synonyms: parsimony, parsimoniousness, thrift
The adjective penny-pinching has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
giving or spending with reluctance
Synonyms: cheeseparing, close, near
| Translations: Penny-pinching |
Dansk (Danish)
adj. - nærig
n. - nærighed
Nederlands (Dutch)
vrekkig(heid)
Français (French)
adj. - grippe-sou
n. - économies de bouts de chandelle
Deutsch (German)
n. - Pfennigfuchserei
adj. - knauserig
Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - παραδόπιστος, τσιγκούνης, σπαγκοραμμένος
adj. - τσιγκούνικος
Italiano (Italian)
avarizia, spilorcio
Português (Portuguese)
n. - avareza (f)
adj. - avarento
Русский (Russian)
скупердяй, скупой
Español (Spanish)
adj. - tacañería
n. - tacaño, avaro
Svenska (Swedish)
n. - snåljåp
adj. - snål, gnidig
中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
小气的, 小气
中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 小氣的
n. - 小氣
한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 인색한
n. - 인색함
日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - けちな
n. - けち
العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) عبادة الفلوس, (صفه) ذو علاقه بالبخل
עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - קמצן
n. - קמצנות
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