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cheeseparing

noun cheese·par·ing \-ˌper-iŋ\

Definition of CHEESEPARING

1
:  something worthless or insignificant
2
:  miserly economizing
— cheeseparing adjective
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First Known Use of CHEESEPARING

1597

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Synonyms
cheapness, parsimony, closeness, miserliness, niggardliness, penny-pinching, penuriousness, pinching, stinginess, tightfistedness, tightness

Rhymes with CHEESEPARING

ball bearing, childbearing, seafaring, side bearing, talebearing, time-sharing, unerring, unsparing, wayfaring

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