pinchpenny

adjective

ˈpinch-ˌpe-nē How to pronounce pinchpenny (audio)
Definition of pinchpennynext
as in careful
giving or sharing as little as possible her pinchpenny parents aren't likely to loan her the money she needs for the down payment

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pinchpenny
  1. careful
  2. close
  3. tight
  4. selfish
  5. cheap
  6. greedy
  7. mean
  8. desirous
Adjective
  • Along with potentially leeching microplastics into your food, plastic food storage containers absorb stains, odors, and flavors, and many require careful hand-washing to prevent them from warping.
    — Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Gallery visitors were careful not to step on the sprawling assemblage of photographs, drawings and artifacts scattered across the floor.
    — Jane Horowitz, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of careful
Adjective
  • His closest competitor, Chris Brown, sang about navigating teenage love.
    — Clover Hope, Pitchfork, 25 Oct. 2026
  • Here’s a closer look at where those marks rank in UM history.
    — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of close
Adjective
  • Opinion polls predict tight race Domestically, Vucic has pledged higher pensions and public sector salaries, investment in state healthcare and subsidies for young couples.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 25 Oct. 2026
  • Both parties expect whoever wins in November to do so by a tight margin in a state of 738,000 people.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of tight
Adjective
  • Also on Weekend Update, James Austin Johnson portrayed a selfish Kevin O’Leary, the Shark Tank investor who is backing a massive data center campus in northwest Utah.
    — William Vaillancourt, Rolling Stone, 11 Oct. 2026
  • That’s also how Violet is thinking about their portrayal of Maureen, whose eccentric performance art and selfish behavior often give the character a bad rap.
    — Ellise Shafer, Variety, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of selfish
Adjective
  • The experience highlighted a central problem in warship procurement; selecting an existing design does not necessarily guarantee faster or cheaper construction if the customer substantially changes its architecture.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 29 Oct. 2026
  • The commercial space industry looked forward to abundant, cheap launches.
    — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of cheap
Adjective
  • The greedy Colonel Pyncheon accused a man named Matthew Maule of witchcraft, in order to steal his property.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2026
  • The toys were not purloined, kidnapped, auctioned by Sotheby's or flipped by greedy collectors on eBay.
    — STEVE HENDRIX THE WASHINGTON POST, Arkansas Online, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of greedy
Adjective
  • Or the sexologist who makes a mean flan and knows how to push people’s buttons in ‘The Invite’?
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Some of the interactions are so sweet, and then some of them are a little bit more embarrassing or aggressive or mean.
    — Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of mean
Adjective
  • Into this murky brew come companies that are desirous of using AI and finding a means to stir their employees towards becoming avid users of AI.
    — Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 19 May 2026
  • Dracula and his brides are not the only hungrily desirous characters on display.
    — Demetrios Matheou, HollywoodReporter, 18 Feb. 2026
Definition of desirous
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“Pinchpenny.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pinchpenny. Accessed 30 Oct. 2026.

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