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Verb: penny-pinch
Usage: informal
  1. Spend money frugally; spend as little as possible
    "They had to penny-pinch to save for their vacation";
    - nickel-and-dime [N. Amer, informal]

Derived forms: penny-pinched, penny-pinching, penny-pinches

Type of: drop, expend, spend