Cheese-paring: meaning, pronunciation and examples
Cheese-paring adjective. Mean with money to the point of pettiness.
How to say it
CHEEZ-pair-ing/ˈtʃiːzˌpɛːrɪŋ/
3 syllables, stressed on the first (CHEEZ).
Cheese-paring in a sentence
The cheese-paring landlord charged us for every lightbulb we replaced.
Years of cheese-paring cuts left the library open two afternoons a week.
Similar and opposite
Similar:
- stingy
- miserly
- penny-pinching
- tight-fisted
Opposite:
- generous
- lavish
Where cheese-paring comes from
From the miserly habit of paring the rind off cheese to save every scrap.
Test yourself
Which word fills the gap?
Years of _____ cuts left the library open two afternoons a week.
- fungible
- cheese-paring
- profligate
Show the answer
cheese-paring: Years of cheese-paring cuts left the library open two afternoons a week.