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cheeseparing

American  
[cheez-pair-ing] / ˈtʃizˌpɛər ɪŋ /

adjective

  1. meanly economical; parsimonious; stingy

noun

  1. something of little or no value.

  2. miserly economizing; stinginess; miserliness.

cheeseparing British  
/ ˈtʃiːzˌpɛərɪŋ /

adjective

  1. penny-pinching; stingy

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

    1. a paring of cheese rind

    2. anything similarly worthless

  2. stinginess

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Other Word Forms

  • cheeseparer noun

Etymology

Origin of cheeseparing

First recorded in 1590–1600; cheese 1 + paring

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