cheeseparing
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cheeseparing
(ˈtʃiːzˌpɛərɪŋ)adj
penny-pinching; stingy
n
1.
a. a paring of cheese rind
b. anything similarly worthless
2. stinginess
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cheese•par•ing
(ˈtʃizˌpɛər ɪŋ)adj.
1. parsimonious or stingy.
n. 2. something of little or no value.
3. pinchpenny economizing; stinginess; miserliness.
[1590–1600]
cheese′par`er, n.
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| Adj. | 1. | cheeseparing - giving or spending with reluctance; "our cheeseparing administration"; "very close (or near) with his money"; "a penny-pinching miserly old man" stingy, ungenerous - unwilling to spend; "she practices economy without being stingy"; "an ungenerous response to the appeal for funds" |
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Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
cheeseparing
[ˈtʃiːzˌpɛərɪŋ]1. adj (person) → taccagno/a, spilorcio/a; (attitude, habits) → meschino/a
2. n (see adj) → taccagneria, spilorceria, meschinità
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