˜yÐÄvlog

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cheeseparing

[ cheez-pair-ing ]

adjective

  1. meanly economical; parsimonious; stingy


noun

  1. something of little or no value.
  2. miserly economizing; stinginess; miserliness.

cheeseparing

/ ˈ³Ùʃ¾±Ë³úËŒ±èɛə°ùɪŋ /

adjective

  1. penny-pinching; stingy
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

    1. a paring of cheese rind
    2. anything similarly worthless
  1. stinginess
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ³¦³ó±ð±ð²õ±ðp²¹°ùe°ù noun
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of cheeseparing1

First recorded in 1590–1600; cheese 1 + paring
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Example Sentences

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Biden’s budget would throw many of them a life preserver, but that won’t happen unless Democrats hammer Republicans with the consequences of their cheeseparing ways by reminding all voters what’s at stake.

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There are numerous manifestations of this cheeseparing habit.

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Republicans are cheeseparing about public aid until and unless it’s for their constituents specifically; Democrats tend to see the issue broadly, favoring these programs regardless of geography.

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Employers, however, have become addicted to cheeseparing wages for their lowest-paid workers, so any such increase provokes sticker shock.

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Despite the benefits in this measure, U.S. pandemic relief remains among the most skinflint, cheeseparing packages in the developed world.

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