Canadian English Meaning of penny-pinching
tight-fisted
Other Canadian English words related to tight-fisted
- careful
- cheap
- chintzy
- close
- eager
- economical
- Greedy
- mean
- stingy
- miserly
- stingy, tight-fisted
- parsimonious
- penniless
- pinching
- selfish
- spare
- economical
- stingy
- tight
- uncharitable
- ungenerous
- acquisitive
- avaricious
- chary
- tight-fisted
- covetous
- economizing
- frugal
- greedy
- mercenary
- tightwad
- cheapskate
- rapacious
- savings
- scrimping
- shabby
- small
- frugal
- thrifty
- conserving
- keen
- begrudging
- envious
- grasping
- grudging
- inhospitable
- itch
- resentful
- scrimping
- squalid
- coveting
- altruistic
- bounteous
- bountiful
- charitable
- extravagant
- free
- generous
- lavish
- liberal
- generous
- open-handed
- selfless
- unselfish
- unforgiving
- untiring
- Beneficent
- benevolent
- compassionate
- Freehand
- handsome
- hospitable
- humanitarian
- kindly
- magnanimous
- overgenerous
- philanthropic
- philanthropic
- profligate
- profuse
- Spendthrift
- Wasteful
- dissipating
- Good-hearted
- big-hearted
- open-hearted
- prodigal
- thriftless
- spendthrift
- wasting
- spending a lot of money
Nearest Words of penny-pinching
Definitions and Meaning of penny-pinching in English
penny-pinching (n)
extreme care in spending money; reluctance to spend money unnecessarily
penny-pinching (s)
giving or spending with reluctance
FAQs About the word penny-pinching
tight-fisted
extreme care in spending money; reluctance to spend money unnecessarily, giving or spending with reluctance
careful,cheap,chintzy,close,eager,economical,Greedy,mean,stingy,miserly
altruistic,bounteous,bountiful,charitable,extravagant,free,generous,lavish,liberal,generous
penny-pinch => penny-pinching, pennycress => pennycress, penny-a-liner => penny-a-liner, penny stock => Penny stock, penny pincher => penny pincher,
