cheeseparing
cheese·par·ing
noun \-ˌper-iŋ\Definition of CHEESEPARING
1
: something worthless or insignificant
2
: miserly economizing
— cheeseparing adjective
Examples of CHEESEPARING
- <Ebenezer Scrooge is portrayed as a taskmaster so dedicated to cheeseparing that he would prefer that his employees freeze to death rather than splurge on heat.>
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1597
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