penny-pinching

synonyms for penny-pinching

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

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And yes, he is far from the only penny-pinching conservative in politics who also favors tax cuts for the wealthy.
Some Catholic Leaders Speaking Out Against Paul Ryan’s Budget-Cutting | Lauren Ashburn | August 20, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST
CBS is a close, penny-pinching second, and CNBC wins the thrifty award for cable.
You’re Worth How Much? TV Anchors, by the Numbers | Paula Froelich | August 8, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST
The middle class claims these women, expecting that each grand flourish be balanced by a penny-pinching gesture.
The Tricky Traveling Wardrobe | Robin Givhan | July 19, 2011 | THE DAILY BEAST

Hang these penny-pinching fathers, that cram wealth in innocent lamb-skins.
The Mermaid Series. Edited by H. Ellis. The best plays of the old dramatists. Thomas Dekker. Edited, with an introduction and notes by Ernest Rhys. | Thomas Dekker
Of course, that shouldn't be—you construe that as you please, but if you think it is penny-pinching it may be.
Warren Commission (9 of 26): Hearings Vol. IX (of 15) | The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
That penny-pinching Skinner wants me to cut corners and get myself into trouble so he can fire me.
Cappy Ricks | Peter B. Kyne

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