penny-pinching

Bedeutung

unwilling to spend money

Nicht bereit, Geld auszugeben.

Beispiele

1. 1The penny-pinching owner refused to replace the broken kettle despite record profits.
2. 2His penny-pinching meant staff had to bring their own pens.
3. 3Despite being wealthy, our penny-pinching host would not provide even a cup of tea.
4. 4Our penny-pinching landlord kept the heating off despite having plenty of money.
5. 5The penny-pinching manager refused to buy pens, although the company had ample funds.

Grammatik

Ein Adjektiv vor einem Nomen oder ein nicht zählbares Nomen. Die Zusammensetzung behält den Bindestrich.

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