penny-pinching
penny-pinching · more penny-pinching · most penny-pinching
прижимистый
Reluctant to spend moneyReluctant to spend money; close-fisted
Meaning
1 sensesReluctant to spend money; close-fisted
прижи́мистыйprižímistyj
More definitions
- giving or spending with reluctance
Translations
2 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
reluctant to spend money:
Origin
From pinchpenny.From pinchpenny.
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Forms
more penny-pinching, most penny-pinching| Comparative | more penny-pinching Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most penny-pinching Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
4 synonymsClose in meaning
- giving or spending with reluctance:cheeseparingclosenearskinny
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.