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penny-pinching

adjective as in tight with money

adjective as in mean

adjective as in tight

adjective as in penny-pinching

adjective as in close-fisted

adjective as in cheap

adjective as in costive

adjective as in close

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Example Sentences

And yes, he is far from the only penny-pinching conservative in politics who also favors tax cuts for the wealthy.

CBS is a close, penny-pinching second, and CNBC wins the thrifty award for cable.

The middle class claims these women, expecting that each grand flourish be balanced by a penny-pinching gesture.

Hang these penny-pinching fathers, that cram wealth in innocent lamb-skins.

Of course, that shouldn't be—you construe that as you please, but if you think it is penny-pinching it may be.

That penny-pinching Skinner wants me to cut corners and get myself into trouble so he can fire me.

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On this page you'll find 30 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to penny-pinching, such as: miserly, parsimonious, penurious, stingy, and tight.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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