Cheeseparing

[tʃi:zpeәriŋ]

Definition

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

Typed by Allan--From WordNet

Definition

(n.) A thin portion of the rind of a cheese.

(a.) Scrimping; mean; as, cheeseparing economy.

Typed by Keller