| English Dictionary |
CHEESEPARING
| Pronunciation (US): |  | (GB): | |
Dictionary entry overview: What does cheeseparing mean?
• CHEESEPARING (adjective)
The adjective CHEESEPARING has 1 sense:
1. giving or spending with reluctance
Familiarity information: CHEESEPARING used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Giving or spending with reluctance
Synonyms:
cheeseparing; close; near; penny-pinching; skinny
Context example:
a penny-pinching miserly old man
Similar:
stingy; ungenerous (unwilling to spend (money, time, resources, etc.))
| Learn English with... Proverbs |
"No man is an island" (English proverb)
"A danger foreseen is half-avoided." (Native American proverb, Cheyenne)
"Movement is a blessing." (Arabic proverb)
"All too good is neighbours fool." (Dutch proverb)
"A danger foreseen is half-avoided." (Native American proverb, Cheyenne)
"Movement is a blessing." (Arabic proverb)
"All too good is neighbours fool." (Dutch proverb)