cheeseparing

[ cheez-pair-ing ]

adjective

1. meanly economical; parsimonious; stingy

noun

1. something of little or no value.
2. miserly economizing; stinginess; miserliness.

cheeseparing

/ ˈtʃiːzˌpɛərɪŋ /

adjective

1. penny-pinching; stingy

noun

1. 1. a paring of cheese rind
   2. anything similarly worthless
2. stinginess

Other Words From

• cheeseparer noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of cheeseparing¹

First recorded in 1590–1600; cheese ¹ + paring

Example Sentences

The gains of the Company were enormous, so enormous as in no way to justify the cheeseparing that was had recourse to at Bombay.

From Project Gutenberg

She didn't believe in pinching and cheeseparing, and didn't want the thing rounded off in any of those circular frames.

From Project Gutenberg

The old bourgeoisie still retained the careful habits of the days of Louis Philippe, and made fortunes by cheeseparing.

From Project Gutenberg