penny-pinching

adjective

Definition

› unwilling to spend money: Workers decided to take a stand against management's penny-pinching approach to resources.

penny-pinching noun [U] › The transport system is finally receiving fresh investment after decades of government penny-pinching.

(Definition of penny-pinching adjective from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

real or true

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