My neighbor is a penny-pinching old miser who won't even give you the time of day.
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Penny-pinching
Synonyms for "penny-pinching" (51 found)
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Closest matches (11)
Adjective(3 words)
Adjective(2 words)
Strong matches (15)
Related words (25)
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5 translations across 2 languages.
Italian
4 entries- spilorcio adj (reluctant to spend money)
- taccagno adj (reluctant to spend money)
- spilorceria noun (reluctance to spend money)
- taccagneria noun (reluctance to spend money)
Russian
1 entries- прижи́мистый adj (reluctant to spend money)
Sample sentences
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If there is an overall lesson, it is that train quality should be seen as part of the battle against climate change, with penny-pinching specifications robustly opposed as a false economy.
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