watch the pennies en · VERB
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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To be careful about how much one spends; to try to save money wherever possible.
The Royal Household faces very different cost of living pressures to everyone else, but it is still required to watch the pennies (well, the millions anyway).
2025 July 9, Dickon Ross, “Cost-effective Royal Train: the King's conundrum”, in RAIL, number 1039, page 3:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| watched the pennies | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| watched the pennies | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| watches the pennies | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| watching the pennies | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |
Relateds
take care of the pence and the pounds will take care of themselves