pinch pennies

verb

To severely economize.

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Meanings

verbpinch pennies (third-person singular simple present pinches pennies, present participle pinching pennies, simple past and past participle pinched pennies)

present singular third person pinches pennies · participle present pinching pennies · participle past pinched pennies · past pinched pennies

  1. To severely economize.

Synonyms & antonyms

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APA

pinch pennies. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pinch%20pennies

MLA

“pinch pennies.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pinch%20pennies. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pinch pennies,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pinch%20pennies.

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