as in economy
the quality or practice of being overly sparing with money
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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Recent Examples of cheeseparing
There are numerous manifestations of this cheeseparing habit.
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Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 28 Dec. 2022
Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 28 Dec. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cheeseparing
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Even Africa — with its rapidly growing digital economies and youthful, tech-savvy population — is beginning to capture the attention of global investors.Jessica Billingsley, Rolling Stone, 2 Jan. 2025
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Japan’s economy had enjoyed decades of rapid growth.Douglas Carswell, National Review, 1 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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And even if the existing global public health architecture survives this time of parsimony and austerity, it will have been remodeled along the way.Laurie Garrett, Foreign Affairs, 6 Mar. 2012
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But the Senate’s parsimony on these issues was praised by the Massachusetts Budget and Policy Center, a think tank that advocates for racial and economic justice.Larry Edelman, BostonGlobe.com, 9 June 2023
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The attorney general did not respond to the Statesman's questions about the providence and nature of the evidence.Bayliss Wagner, Austin American-Statesman, 17 Oct. 2024
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Jiangxi and Shandong providences reported refinancing RMB 55.1 billion and RMB 12.9 billion worth of hidden debt, respectively.Brendan Ahern, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
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“Cheeseparing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cheeseparing. Accessed 17 Jan. 2025.
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