Definition of penny-pinch in English:

penny-pinch

verb ˈpɛnɪpɪn(t)ʃ

US informal

1940s; earliest use found in Sunday Times-Signal (Zanesville, Ohio). From penny + pinch, after penny-pinched, penny-pincher, penny-pinching.

verbˈpɛnɪpɪn(t)ʃ

US informal

1940s; earliest use found in Sunday Times-Signal (Zanesville, Ohio). From penny + pinch, after penny-pinched, penny-pincher, penny-pinching.

单词	penny-pinch
释义	Definition of penny-pinch in English: penny-pinch verb ˈpɛnɪpɪn(t)ʃ US informal 1no object To be niggardly or parsimonious. 2with object To act in a parsimonious way towards; to make poor; to underfund. Origin 1940s; earliest use found in Sunday Times-Signal (Zanesville, Ohio). From penny + pinch, after penny-pinched, penny-pincher, penny-pinching. Definition of penny-pinch in US English: penny-pinch verbˈpɛnɪpɪn(t)ʃ US informal 1no object To be niggardly or parsimonious. 2with object To act in a parsimonious way towards; to make poor; to underfund. Origin 1940s; earliest use found in Sunday Times-Signal (Zanesville, Ohio). From penny + pinch, after penny-pinched, penny-pincher, penny-pinching.
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