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cheeseparing - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'cheeseparing' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Cheeseparing [ a.]
- Scrimping; mean; as, cheeseparing economy.
2 . Cheeseparing [ n.]
- A thin portion of the rind of a cheese.

Meaning of 'cheeseparing' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . cheeseparing [ s]
Meaning (1):
- giving or spending with reluctance
Example in sentence:
  • a penny-pinching miserly old man;
  • our cheeseparing administration;
  • very close (or near) with his money

Nearby Words:

cheap cheap-jack cheap-john cheapen cheapened cheapener cheapening cheaply cheapness chear

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