penny-pinching \penny-pinching\ n. Extreme care in spending money; reluctance to spend money unnecessarily.

Syn: parsimony, parsimoniousness, thrift. [WordNet 1.5]

Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
 

penny-pinching \penny-pinching\ adj. Scrimping; reluctant to spend money; stingy; miserly; same as cheesparing.

Syn: cheeseparing, close. [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]

Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
 

penny-pinching adj : giving or spending with reluctance; "our cheeseparing administration"; "very close (or near) with his money"; "a penny-pinching miserly old man" [syn: cheeseparing, close, near]

noun

extreme care in spending money; reluctance to spend money unnecessarily [syn: parsimony, parsimoniousness, thrift]

Source: WordNet (r) 2.0