Cheeseparing (Adjective)
Meaning
Giving or spending with reluctance; "our cheeseparing administration"; "very close (or near) with his money"; "a penny-pinching miserly old man".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The company's cheeseparing approach to research and development limited their innovation in the field.
- Her cheeseparing parents spent years arguing over whether to splurge on a new TV or repair the old one.
- The university's cheeseparing policies regarding international student aid made it difficult for many to attend.
- After losing his job, he became notoriously cheeseparing, using coupons and discount codes for almost every purchase.
- The philanthropist's cheeseparing reputation was shattered when evidence emerged that she had secretly donated millions to charity.