penny-pinching

• pennypinching

penny-pinching (comparative more penny-pinching, superlative most penny-pinching)

1. reluctant to spend money; close-fisted
   • 2021 July 14, Anthony Lambert, “Grand designs on superior interiors”, in SAIL, number 935, page 49:

     If there is an overall lesson, it is that train quality should be seen as part of the battle against climate change, with penny-pinching specifications robustly opposed as a false economy.

• See also Thesaurus:stingy

penny-pinching (plural penny-pinchings)

1. reluctance to spend money; thrift or parsimony
2. Instance of extreme economy.

• pinching pennies