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CHEESEPARING

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does cheeseparing mean? 

CHEESEPARING (adjective)
  The adjective CHEESEPARING has 1 sense:

1. giving or spending with reluctanceplay

  Familiarity information: CHEESEPARING used as an adjective is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


CHEESEPARING (adjective)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Giving or spending with reluctance

Synonyms:

cheeseparing; close; near; penny-pinching; skinny

Context example:

a penny-pinching miserly old man

Similar:

stingy; ungenerous (unwilling to spend (money, time, resources, etc.))


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