cheeseparingnoun [ U ]
uk/ˈtʃiːzˌpeə.rɪŋ/us/ˈtʃiːzˌper.ɪŋ/UK disapprovingunwillingness to spend money
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Mean with money
- cheap
- cheapskate
- chintzy
- frugal
- mean
- meanly
- meanness
- measly
- mingy
- miser
- miserly
- money-grubbing
- parsimonious
- penny-pinching
- scrooge
- skinflint
- stingy
- tight
- tight-fisted
- tightwad
Examples from literature
- He would read the papers and discuss the cheeseparing policy of the Government with some of his old chums, lunch at the club, play a game of dominoes or draughts, and return home in time for dinner.