"pinch pennies" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: pinches pennies [present, singular, third-person], pinching pennies [participle, present], pinched pennies [participle, past], pinched pennies [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} pinch pennies (third-person singular simple present pinches pennies, present participle pinching pennies, simple past and past participle pinched pennies)
  1. To severely economize.
    Sense id: en-pinch_pennies-en-verb-mQ5kfzpB Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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