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verb · intransitive · rare

penny-pinch

penny-pinch · penny-pinches · penny-pinched · penny-pinching

To be very parsimonious or stingyTo be very parsimonious or stingy.

Meaning

1 senses

To be very parsimonious or stingy.

More definitions

spend money frugally; spend as little as possible

Origin

Back-formation from penny-pinching.

Back-formation from penny-pinching.

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Forms

penny-pinches, penny-pinching, penny-pinched, penny-pinched

Base form	penny-pinch · to penny-pinch
3rd person singular	penny-pinches
Present participle	penny-pinching
Past simple	penny-pinched
Past participle	penny-pinched

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, they	penny-pinch
he, she, it	penny-pinches

Past simpleLesson

all persons

penny-pinched

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, they	have penny-pinched
he, she, it	has penny-pinched

Future simple (will)Lesson

all persons

will penny-pinch

Synonyms

1 synonyms

Close in meaning

spend money frugally; spend as little as possible:nickel-and-dime

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

pennilessB1 pennon pennyB1 pensionB2 pensioner pensive

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