penny-pinching

adjective

1. informal.
   excessively careful with money

Derived Forms

• ˈpenny-ˌpincher, noun

Example Sentences

Meanwhile, penny-pinching politicians were slow to fund the community clinics and the outpatient care that was supposed to accompany deinstitutionalization.

From Los Angeles Times

But Trump famously keeps close watch over his operations and prides himself on penny-pinching.

From Salon

It seems like the micro-managing, penny-pinching businessman in Donald Trump may have played a part in how his defense team handled his Manhattan hush money trial, at least according to lead Trump attorney Todd Blanche.

From Salon

Despite his penny-pinching ways, Corman retained good relations with his directors, boasting that he never fired one because, “I wouldn’t want to inflict that humiliation.”

From Seattle Times

In the penny-pinching era, railroads “didn’t want to put money back into the infrastructure, including on-duty facilities,” said Jeremy Ferguson of the International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers, Norfolk’s biggest union.

From Seattle Times