penny-pinchings in English

adjective

1

unwilling to spend or share money; miserly; mean.

Running one would only be a waste of taxpayers' money, which I'm sure our penny-pinching scheme opposers would find horrific!

synonyms: mean, miserly, niggardly, parsimonious, close-fisted, cheeseparing, grasping, Scroogelike, stingy, mingy, tight, tightfisted, money-grubbing, penurious, near

noun

1

unwillingness to spend or share money.

And he rounded things off with a joke regarding the Scot's notoriety for stinginess and penny-pinching .

adjective

• mean, miserly, niggardly, parsimonious, close-fisted, cheeseparing, grasping, Scroogelike, stingy, mingy, tight, tightfisted, money-grubbing, penurious, near
• skinny, cheeseparing, near, close

noun

• thrift, parsimony, parsimoniousness

Use "penny-pinchings" in a sentence

1. " A penny saved is a penny earned . "

2. A penny saved is a penny gained. 

3. 5 A penny saved is a penny gained. 

4. A penny saved is a penny earned. Benjamin Franklin 

5. 3 Penny and penny, laid up, will be many. 

6. 8 Penny and penny, laid up, will be many. 

7. A penny saved is a penny earned(or gained). 

8. Not a penny.

9. 10 A penny saved is a penny earned(or gained). 

10. A penny-farthing

11. 1 A penny saved is a penny earned. Benjamin Franklin 

12. Previously on Penny Dreadful...

13. Yeah, the penny stock.

14. Bolbonac, silver-dollar, penny-flower

15. A trifle, some eight-penny matter.

16. 2 Penny wise and pound foolish.

17. Penny wise and pound foolish.

18. They did not leave a penny.

19. Without a penny to their name

20. She'd give away her last penny.

21. Here is Penny Sue Babion’s obituary

22. Gambled and partied, squandered every penny.

23. Common names: Bolbonac silver-dollar penny-flower

24. Penny has a message for you.

25. 22 A penny for your thoughts.