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Từ điển WordNet v3.1 - WordNet Dictionary
penny-pinching


I - noun
extreme care in spending money;
reluctance to spend money unnecessarily
Syn:
parsimony, parsimoniousness, thrift
Derivationally related forms:
thrifty (for: thrift), parsimonious (for: parsimoniousness), parsimonious (for: parsimony)
Hypernyms:
frugality, frugalness

II - adjective
giving or spending with reluctance
- our cheeseparing administration
- very close (or near) with his money
- a penny-pinching miserly old man
Syn:
cheeseparing, close, near, skinny
Similar to:
stingy, ungenerous
Derivationally related forms:
closeness (for: close)


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