pennywise

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adjective

Careful with small amounts of money or over small matters.

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Meanings

adjectivepennywise (not comparable)
  1. not comparableCareful with small amounts of money or over small matters.

    Now some employers are reversing course, convinced that their pennywise approach does not always reduce long-term costs.

    2007 February 21, Milt Freudenheim, “Some Employers Are Offering Free Drugs”, in New York Times

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
parsimonious

Origin

From penny + wise.

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Cite this entry
APA

pennywise. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pennywise

MLA

“pennywise.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pennywise. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pennywise,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pennywise.

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