penny-pinching

noun

extreme care in spending money
金を遣うに当たっての極度な用心深さ

reluctance to spend money unnecessarily
不必要に金を遣いたくないこと

adjective

giving or spending with reluctance
不承不承与える、あるいは費やすさま
- our cheeseparing administration
  私たちのケチくさい管理
- very close (or near) with his money
  彼はお金にとてもケチである
- a penny-pinching miserly old man
  ケチでみじめな老人

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