penny-pinching

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.

Halligan, however, gives the character definition, especially when advocating for his nephew and risking the wrath of his volatile, penny-pinching sister.

The issue stems from an unconventional bit of penny-pinching from the world's richest man.