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pennywise en · ADJ

Etymology

From penny + wise.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Careful with small amounts of money or over small matters.
    • Now some employers are reversing course, convinced that their pennywise approach does not always reduce long-term costs. 2007 February 21, Milt Freudenheim, “Some Employers Are Offering Free Drugs”, in New York Times: