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PENNY-PINCH
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Dictionary entry overview: What does penny-pinch mean?
• PENNY-PINCH (verb)
The verb PENNY-PINCH has 1 sense:
1. spend money frugally; spend as little as possible
Familiarity information: PENNY-PINCH used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Spend money frugally; spend as little as possible
Classified under:
Verbs of buying, selling, owning
Synonyms:
nickel-and-dime; penny-pinch
Hypernyms (to "penny-pinch" is one way to...):
Sentence frame:
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