[1590–1600; cheese1 + paring]This word is first recorded in the period 1590–1600. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: attack, class, operator, tea, volunteer
Examples of 'cheeseparing' in a sentence
cheeseparing
It must go beyond trimming, cheeseparing and 'efficiency' savings.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
It is mostly our own carelessness, ignorance, gullibility and cheeseparing that allows criminals, hooligans and others to run riot.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
With the equipment available today it is only senseless cheeseparing and lack of determination that causes these unacceptable delays.