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pinched penniesphrasepast tense of pinch pennies to avoid unnecessary waste or expenseThey pinched pennies in order to afford a nice vacation. economized, pinched, saved, scrimped, skimped, spared conserved, husbanded, maintained, managed, preservedscrapedcut back, cut down, retrenchedhoarded, laid up wasted blew, dissipated, frittered (away), lavished, misspent, ran through, spent, squandered, threw awaysplurged |