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Adjective: pound-foolish  'pawnd'foo-lish
  1. Unwise in dealing with large sums
    "The committee states that the effect of applying scenic easements can best be described as penny wise and pound-foolish"

See also: wasteful

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Pound
pound cake
pound net
pound off
pound sign
pound sterling
pound up
poundage
poundal
pounder
pound-foolish
pounding
pounds per square inch
pour
pour cold water on
pour down
pour forth
pour out
pourboire
pouring
pourparler