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单词 penny-pinching
释义
penny-pinching
1. uncountable noun
Penny-pinching is the practice of trying to spend as little money as possible. [disapproval]
Government penny-pinching is blamed for the decline in food standards.
Synonyms: meanness, selfishness, parsimony [formal], stinginess  
2. adjective
Penny-pinching people spend as little money as possible. [disapproval]
...small-minded penny-pinching administrators.
Synonyms: mean, close, near [informal], frugal  
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