Definitions
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb spend money frugally; spend as little as possible
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Examples
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General merchandise and DIY retailer Home Retail group is also expected to have suffered the vagaries of the consumer penny-pinch, as its Argos store chain is heavily exposed to electricals sales.
Gloomy Months Ahead for British Retail Industry Kathy Gordon 2011
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But the evidence is there that we penny-pinch on defense and underestimate our opponents at our own peril.
Which 2012 GOP contender will lead on national security? Jennifer Rubin 2011
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"We're not going to penny-pinch in running this campaign."
FLRA decision on letting airport screeners vote on union will bring historic election Joe Davidson 2010
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"We're not going to penny-pinch in running this campaign."
FLRA decision on letting airport screeners vote on union will bring historic election Joe Davidson 2010
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"We're not going to penny-pinch in running this campaign."
FLRA decision on letting airport screeners vote on union will bring historic election Joe Davidson 2010
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"We're not going to penny-pinch in running this campaign."
FLRA decision on letting airport screeners vote on union will bring historic election Joe Davidson 2010
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No wonder you almost lost the series by trying to penny-pinch its creator.
William Bradley: Mad Men: "The Arrangements" -- HuffPost Review 2009
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He goes on to say that, with they way they penny-pinch his films into oblivion, he finds it hard to sympathise with their anguished bleatings over how pirating of movies is driving them to the poor house.
Terry Gilliam Kicks Ass archmage 2006
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They have to constantly penny-pinch, including getting the best deals possible on stock prices and trading commissions.
Missing the Mark 2008
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But, I also understand that we cannot penny-pinch our way to self-reliance.
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