cheeseparing

[ cheez-pair-ing ]
/ ˈtʃizˌpɛər ɪŋ /

adjective

meanly economical; parsimonious.

noun

something of little or no value.
niggardly economy.

Origin of cheeseparing

First recorded in 1590–1600; cheese1 + paring

OTHER WORDS FROM cheeseparing

cheese·par·er, noun

Words nearby cheeseparing

cheesecloth, cheesed, cheesed off, cheesemaker, cheesemonger, cheeseparing, cheesesteak, cheesewood, cheesy, cheetah, cheever

Example sentences from the Web for cheeseparing

  • The gains of the Company were enormous, so enormous as in no way to justify the cheeseparing that was had recourse to at Bombay.

    Cornish Characters |S. Baring-Gould

  • She didn't believe in pinching and cheeseparing, and didn't want the thing rounded off in any of those circular frames.

    Fragments of an Autobiography |Felix Moscheles

  • The old bourgeoisie still retained the careful habits of the days of Louis Philippe, and made fortunes by cheeseparing.

    Diary of the Besieged Resident in Paris |Henry Labouchre

British Dictionary definitions for cheeseparing

cheeseparing
/ (ˈtʃiːzˌpɛərɪŋ) /

adjective

penny-pinching; stingy

noun

  1. a paring of cheese rind
  2. anything similarly worthless
stinginess