making a dollar out of fifteen cents

A form of make a dollar out of fifteen cents — To spend one's money carefully and sparingly, so that it lasts; to be thrifty.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of make a dollar out of fifteen cents
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APA

making a dollar out of fifteen cents. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/making%20a%20dollar%20out%20of%20fifteen%20cents

MLA

“making a dollar out of fifteen cents.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/making%20a%20dollar%20out%20of%20fifteen%20cents. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “making a dollar out of fifteen cents,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/making%20a%20dollar%20out%20of%20fifteen%20cents.

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