"penny-pinch" meaning in All languages combined

See penny-pinch on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: penny-pinches [present, singular, third-person], penny-pinching [participle, present], penny-pinched [participle, past], penny-pinched [past]
Etymology: Back-formation from penny-pinching. Head templates: {{en-verb}} penny-pinch (third-person singular simple present penny-pinches, present participle penny-pinching, simple past and past participle penny-pinched)
  1. To be very parsimonious or stingy.
    Sense id: en-penny-pinch-en-verb-TkDNtY4Y Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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