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penny-pinching
adjective
- informal.excessively careful with money
Derived Forms
- ˈ±è±ð²Ô²Ô²â-ËŒ±è¾±²Ô³¦³ó±ð°ù, noun
Example Sentences
The issue stems from an unconventional bit of penny-pinching from the world's richest man.
Meanwhile, penny-pinching politicians were slow to fund the community clinics and the outpatient care that was supposed to accompany deinstitutionalization.
But Trump famously keeps close watch over his operations and prides himself on penny-pinching.
It seems like the micro-managing, penny-pinching businessman in Donald Trump may have played a part in how his defense team handled his Manhattan hush money trial, at least according to lead Trump attorney Todd Blanche.
Despite his penny-pinching ways, Corman retained good relations with his directors, boasting that he never fired one because, “I wouldn’t want to inflict that humiliation.â€
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