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Definition of Cheeseparing
1. Adjective. Giving or spending with reluctance. "A penny-pinching miserly old man"
Similar to: Stingy, Ungenerous
Derivative terms: Closeness, Penny-pinching
Definition of Cheeseparing
1. n. A thin portion of the rind of a cheese.
Definition of Cheeseparing
1. Adjective. niggardly, stingy ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Cheeseparing
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cheeseparing
Literary usage of Cheeseparing
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The British Navy: Its Strength, Resources, and Administration by Thomas Brassey Brassey (1883)
"He says he will always oppose the miserable policy of cheeseparing, of which in this
... Now, what is the fact with regard to this " cheeseparing economy ? ..."
2. South Africa and the Transvaal War by Louis Creswicke (1900)
"It was the cheeseparing principle that was at the bottom of it all; cheeseparing
and red-tape were responsible for debility and delay of all kinds, ..."
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