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单词 penny-pinch
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Definition of penny-pinch in English:

penny-pinch

verb ˈpɛnɪpɪn(t)ʃ
US informal
  • 1no object To be niggardly or parsimonious.

  • 2with object To act in a parsimonious way towards; to make poor; to underfund.

Origin

1940s; earliest use found in Sunday Times-Signal (Zanesville, Ohio). From penny + pinch, after penny-pinched, penny-pincher, penny-pinching.

 
 

Definition of penny-pinch in US English:

penny-pinch

verbˈpɛnɪpɪn(t)ʃ
US informal
  • 1no object To be niggardly or parsimonious.

  • 2with object To act in a parsimonious way towards; to make poor; to underfund.

Origin

1940s; earliest use found in Sunday Times-Signal (Zanesville, Ohio). From penny + pinch, after penny-pinched, penny-pincher, penny-pinching.

 
 
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