"économie de bouts de chandelle" meaning in Français

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Noun

IPA: \e.kɔ.nɔ.mi də bu də ʃɑ̃.dɛl\ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-Poslovitch-économie de bouts de chandelle.wav
  1. Se dit d’une épargne sordide en de petites choses.
    Sense id: fr-économie_de_bouts_de_chandelle-fr-noun-2gE-L25O Categories (other): Wiktionnaire:Exemples manquants en français
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations: cheeseparing economy (Anglais), cheese-paring economy (Anglais), spilorceria [feminine] (Italien)
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    "Autrefois, on récupérait les bouts de chandelles non consumés pour en faire une nouvelle ou pour les revendre."
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