penny-pinching

Etymology
From pinchpenny

Adjective

 * 1) reluctant to spend money; close-fisted

Synonyms

 * See also Thesaurus:stingy

Translations

 * Italian: ,
 * Russian:

Noun

 * 1) reluctance to spend money; thrift or parsimony; extreme economy.

Translations

 * Italian:, spilorceria