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Syllable division derived from spelling — this word is not in the pronouncing dictionary, so no phonetic transcription is shown rather than a guessed one.
penny-pinching is a noun and adjective meaning "extreme care in spending money; reluctance to spend money unnecessarily". It carries 2 recorded senses.
extreme care in spending money; reluctance to spend money unnecessarily
giving or spending with reluctance
“our cheeseparing administration”
“very close (or near) with his money”
“a penny-pinching miserly old man”
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for penny-pinching come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.