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pinchpenny
adjective pinch·pen·ny \ˈpinch-ˌpe-nē\
Definition of PINCHPENNY
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First Known Use of PINCHPENNY
1582
Related to PINCHPENNY
- Synonyms
- cheap, chintzy, close, closefisted, mean, mingy, miserly, niggard, niggardly, parsimonious, penny-pinching, penurious, pinching, stingy, spare, sparing, stinting, tight, tightfisted, uncharitable, ungenerous
- Antonyms
- bounteous, bountiful, charitable, freehanded, generous, liberal, munificent, openhanded, unsparing, unstinting
Rhymes with PINCHPENNY
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