penny-pinching

British  

adjective

1. informal excessively careful with money

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Other Word Forms

• penny-pincher noun

Example Sentences

Restaurants are trying to lure back customers after a challenging 2025, where traffic fell and chains pumped out discounts to try to bring penny-pinching consumers back.

From The Wall Street Journal

As the child of penny-pinching Sicilian parents, I’m all too familiar with the dread surrounding the thermostat come midwinter.

From The Wall Street Journal

Starring Vanessa Williams as the titular prima donna, the brilliantly named Ebony Scrooge, the film follows Ebony’s transformation from penny-pinching pop star to charitable altruist.

From Salon

Brockman was known for his penny-pinching ways, staying at budget hotels and eating frozen dinners in his room while visiting one of his company’s offices, according to a former executive.

From The Wall Street Journal

A difficult economic environment, in which penny-pinching consumers are less likely to splurge on gifts for themselves, didn’t help.

From The Wall Street Journal