Idiom
penny pincher
Meaning
One who spends little money; one who is very frugal or cautious with money.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“My uncle is a real penny pincher with his money.”
“She is such a penny pincher that she walks three miles just to avoid paying for the bus.”
“Despite his significant wealth, the old man remained a dedicated penny pincher, refusing to replace his worn-out coat for over a decade.”
Examples
simple
“My uncle is a real penny pincher with his money.”
contextual
“She is such a penny pincher that she walks three miles just to avoid paying for the bus.”
complex
“Despite his significant wealth, the old man remained a dedicated penny pincher, refusing to replace his worn-out coat for over a decade.”
Origin
From *pinchpenny*, a formation recorded in English since the sixteenth century. The components describe the physical act of gripping a coin between the fingers to prevent its departure.
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