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pinchpenny

[ pinch-pen-ee ]
/ ˈpɪntʃˌpɛn i /
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noun, plural pinch·pen·nies.

a miser or niggard.

adjective

stingy; miserly; niggardly.

RELATED WORDS

frugal, miserly, thrifty, greedy, selfish, ungenerous, saving, penny-pinching, sparing, near, grasping, close, narrow, mean, grudging, stiff, tightwad, harpy, Scrooge, churl

Nearby words

  1. pincheck,
  2. pinched,
  3. pincher,
  4. pinchot,
  5. pinchot, gifford,
  6. pinckney,
  7. pinckney's treaty,
  8. pinckney, charles,
  9. pinckney, charles cotesworth,
  10. pincus

Origin of pinchpenny

late Middle English word dating back to 1375–1425; see origin at pinch, penny
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pinchpenny

/ (ˈpɪntʃˌpɛnɪ) /

adjective

niggardly; miserly

noun plural -nies

a miserly person; niggard
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