penny-pinching

penny–pinching

noun

Definition of PENNY-PINCHING

1

careful management of material resources <they'll have to practice some penny-pinching if they want to save for a house>

Synonyms frugality, husbandry, parsimony, penny-pinching, providence, scrimping, skimping, thrift

Related Words conservation, saving; miserliness, niggardliness, stinginess; belt-tightening, retrenchment; discretion, forehandedness, prudence; austerity, moderation, restraint, temperance

Near Antonyms extravagance, improvidence, lavishness, prodigality, squandering

Antonyms diseconomy, wastefulness

2

the quality or practice of being overly sparing with money <reusing your tea bags is perhaps taking penny-pinching too far>

Synonyms cheapness, cheeseparing, closeness, miserliness, niggardliness, penny-pinching, penuriousness, pinching, stinginess, tightfistedness, tightness

Related Words conserving, economizing, economy, frugality, husbandry, providence, scrimping, skimping, thrift; conservation, saving; husbanding, managing

Near Antonyms bountifulness, bounty, generosity, largesse (also largess), liberality, openhandedness, openheartedness, philanthropy, unselfishness; extravagance, lavishness; dissipation, improvidence, prodigality, squandering, wastefulness