"économie de bouts de chandelle" meaning in French

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Noun

IPA: /e.kɔ.nɔ.mi d(ə) bu d(ə) ʃɑ̃.dɛl/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-Poslovitch-économie de bouts de chandelle.wav Forms: économies de bouts de chandelle [plural]
Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} économie de bouts de chandelle f (plural économies de bouts de chandelle)
  1. (chiefly in the plural) cheeseparing Tags: feminine, in-plural Related terms: le jeu n’en vaut pas la chandelle, avec des bouts de ficelle
    Sense id: en-économie_de_bouts_de_chandelle-fr-noun-Cwq6Pbca Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French terms with collocations, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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          "english": "to pinch pennies, to cheesepare, to make cheeseparing economies",
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        "(chiefly in the plural) cheeseparing"
      ],
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        {
          "word": "le jeu n’en vaut pas la chandelle"
        },
        {
          "word": "avec des bouts de ficelle"
        }
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    }
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