penny-pinching vs saving

penny-pinching

adj
  • reluctant to spend money; close-fisted 

noun
  • Instance of extreme economy. 

  • reluctance to spend money; thrift or parsimony 

saving

adj
  • Thrifty; frugal. 

  • Preserving; rescuing. 

  • That saves someone from damnation; redemptive. 

  • Bringing back in returns or in receipts the sum expended; incurring no loss, though not gainful. 

  • Relating to making a saving. 

  • Making reservation or exception. 

noun
  • The action of the verb to save. 

  • A reduction in cost or expenditure. 

  • Something (usually money) that is saved, particularly money that has been set aside for the future. 

prep
  • Without disrespect to. 

  • With the exception of; except; save. 

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