as in selfish
giving or sharing as little as possible
the new CEO's penny-pinching ways have helped to keep the company out of bankruptcy
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as in saving
careful management of material resources
they'll have to practice some penny-pinching if they want to save for a house
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as in economy
the quality or practice of being overly sparing with money
reusing your tea bags is perhaps taking penny-pinching too far
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Recent Examples of penny-pinching
Blake Toppmeyer, The Tennessean, 14 June 2024
As the Chinese economy slows and job prospects worsen, people are penny-pinching on everything from groceries to electronics and cars.
—Juliana Liu, CNN, 22 Nov. 2024
Everton, meanwhile, have had another summer of penny-pinching.
—Patrick Boyland, The Athletic, 18 Aug. 2024
The other thing is that consumers are penny-pinching right now, so mall brands have a place.
—Lindy Segal, refinery29.com, 9 Oct. 2024
At Game 6 of the 1973 World Series against the New York Mets, fans took aim at then-owner Charlie Finley, whose reign was marred by penny-pinching and a persistent itch to take the organization elsewhere.
—Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 26 Sep. 2024
So how much longer will consumers be penny-pinching?
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 25 July 2024
After years of trying to win under Sterling’s ruthless penny-pinching, Baylor is offered a demotion in the front office.
—J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 2 July 2024
But the helicopter stunts in this episode (and in the season’s first) are where the penny-pinching becomes impossible to overlook.
—Chris Klimek, Vulture, 19 Jan. 2024
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Many speculated that the COVID pandemic in 2020 would result in more penny-pinching.
—Blake Toppmeyer, The Tennessean, 14 June 2024
As the Chinese economy slows and job prospects worsen, people are penny-pinching on everything from groceries to electronics and cars.
—Juliana Liu, CNN, 22 Nov. 2024
Everton, meanwhile, have had another summer of penny-pinching.
—Patrick Boyland, The Athletic, 18 Aug. 2024
The other thing is that consumers are penny-pinching right now, so mall brands have a place.
—Lindy Segal, refinery29.com, 9 Oct. 2024
At Game 6 of the 1973 World Series against the New York Mets, fans took aim at then-owner Charlie Finley, whose reign was marred by penny-pinching and a persistent itch to take the organization elsewhere.
—Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 26 Sep. 2024
So how much longer will consumers be penny-pinching?
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 25 July 2024
After years of trying to win under Sterling’s ruthless penny-pinching, Baylor is offered a demotion in the front office.
—J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 2 July 2024
But the helicopter stunts in this episode (and in the season’s first) are where the penny-pinching becomes impossible to overlook.
—Chris Klimek, Vulture, 19 Jan. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for penny-pinching
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Hill went rogue and selfish, again, by cryptically hinting a coach pulled him out of the game due to his left wrist injury.Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 6 Jan. 2025
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But while his months of legal delaying actions enabled Trump to prevent the government from holding him legally responsible for his acts, Trump cannot escape moral responsibility for what may have been history’s singularly most selfish effort to flout the rules of American democracy.Carl Leubsdorf, The Mercury News, 4 Jan. 2025
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Their homes may have been paid off or close to it, their life savings sunk into that plot of ground.Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2025
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The Amazon deals won’t last long, so shop quickly to make the most out of these savings.Genevieve Cepeda, Travel + Leisure, 11 Jan. 2025
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Zoom in: Cleveland has several major projects designed to improve the city's economy over the next decade, including the Bedrock Riverfront Plan, Lakefront Master Plan and Rock & Roll Hall of Fame expansion.Alex Fitzpatrick, Axios, 15 Jan. 2025
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Inflation has been arguably the most important subject surrounding the U.S. economy for four years, not only impacting consumers’ wallets but also policy, as the Fed hiked interest rates to their highest level since the mid-2000s, making borrowing from mortgages to corporate loans more expensive.Derek Saul, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
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From general manager Kyle Davidson on down, the Blackhawks are always careful not to criticize Jones.Scott Powers, The Athletic, 14 Jan. 2025
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But be careful when scrolling, as the answers are at the end of the article.John Mac Ghlionn, Newsweek, 14 Jan. 2025
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Beyond the difficulty with horses, this was part of a republican culture that prized physical ruggedness and frugality and derided pompousness.Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 30 Dec. 2024
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Cavuto, the first anchor hired by Fox News in 1996, is another casualty of newfound frugality in the TV news business.Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 24 Dec. 2024
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The show finds Homer desperate to scrape together enough money to pay for a fun family Christmas after his miserly boss, Mr. Burns, cancelled the holiday bonus and Marge had to empty the piggy bank to remove a tattoo that Bart had gotten at the mall.Rob Salkowitz, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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The book is a 92-page novel about Scrooge, a miserly man transformed into a better person after the ghost of Marley, his former partner, and three Spirits visit him on Christmas Eve and show him his past, present, and future.Jennifer Borresen, USA TODAY, 22 Dec. 2024
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The global market for secondhand clothing is expected to reach $351 billion by 2027, according to a 2023 report from the online thrift store thredUp (TDUP).Madeline Fitzgerald, Quartz, 14 Jan. 2025
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The watercolor was discovered last year by Andy Robbins, an HR professional and frequent thrift store visitor, at New Life Thrift.Daniel Cassady for ARTnews, Robb Report, 8 Jan. 2025
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How inflation is impacting America Are greedy companies to blame for grocery inflation?Juweek Adolphe, NPR, 14 Jan. 2025
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Scanty sentences for these greedy big shots do little to deter crooked behavior in the future.The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 13 Jan. 2025
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“Penny-pinching.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/penny-pinching. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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