n.extreme care in spending money; reluctance to spend money unnecessarily
同义词:parsimonyparsimoniousnessthrift
adj.giving or spending with reluctance
"a penny-pinching miserly old man"
同义词:cheeseparingclosenearskinny
Penny-pinching
Penny-Pinching
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