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   cheese·par·ing

   /ˈCHēzˌperiNG/

   adjective

   • 1. careful or stingy with money: "cheeseparing bureaucrats"

   noun

   • 1. stinginess: "Richard accused me of cheeseparing"

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishCHEESEPARING | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   Cheeseparing means unwillingness to spend money, often in a disapproving way. See how this word is used in literature and translations in different languages.

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › cheeseparingCheeseparing Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   Cheeseparing is a noun or adjective that means something worthless or insignificant, or miserly economizing. It comes from the phrase "like a man made after supper of a cheese-paring", which Shakespeare used to describe a thin person.

4. www.dictionary.com › browse › cheeseparingCHEESEPARING Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   Cheeseparing definition: meanly economical; parsimonious; stingy . See examples of CHEESEPARING used in a sentence.

5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishCHEESEPARING definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   Cheeseparing is a noun or adjective that means being very careful with money or something worthless. Learn the origin, synonyms, and usage of this word with examples from Collins English Dictionary.

6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › cheeseparingCheeseparing - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   adjective. giving or spending with reluctance. “our cheeseparing administration”. synonyms: close, near, penny-pinching, skinny. stingy, ungenerous. unwilling to spend.

7. www.thefreedictionary.com › cheeseparingCheeseparing - definition of cheeseparing by The Free Dictionary

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

8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › english › cheese-paring_1cheese-paring - Oxford Learner's Dictionaries

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   Definition of cheese-paring noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.