penny-pinching

adjective

1. informal,  excessively careful with money

Other Word Forms

• penny-pincher noun

Example Sentences

Halligan, however, gives the character definition, especially when advocating for his nephew and risking the wrath of his volatile, penny-pinching sister.

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The issue stems from an unconventional bit of penny-pinching from the world's richest man.

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Meanwhile, penny-pinching politicians were slow to fund the community clinics and the outpatient care that was supposed to accompany deinstitutionalization.

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But Trump famously keeps close watch over his operations and prides himself on penny-pinching.

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It seems like the micro-managing, penny-pinching businessman in Donald Trump may have played a part in how his defense team handled his Manhattan hush money trial, at least according to lead Trump attorney Todd Blanche.

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