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 Word Forms

• cheeseparer noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of cheeseparing¹

First recorded in 1590–1600; cheese ¹ + paring

Example Sentences

But it was an artifact of budget politics; the expectation was that Congress would get around to fixing the cheeseparing subsidy schedule at a later date.

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Biden’s budget would throw many of them a life preserver, but that won’t happen unless Democrats hammer Republicans with the consequences of their cheeseparing ways by reminding all voters what’s at stake.

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There are numerous manifestations of this cheeseparing habit.

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Republicans are cheeseparing about public aid until and unless it’s for their constituents specifically; Democrats tend to see the issue broadly, favoring these programs regardless of geography.

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Employers, however, have become addicted to cheeseparing wages for their lowest-paid workers, so any such increase provokes sticker shock.

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