Cheeseparing and Squandering

Cheeseparing

Cheeseparing noun - The quality or practice of being overly sparing with money.
Usage example: Ebenezer Scrooge is portrayed as a taskmaster so dedicated to cheeseparing that he would prefer that his employees freeze to death rather than splurge on heat

Squandering is an antonym for cheeseparing.

Squandering

Squandering noun - Spending resources lavishly and wastefully.

Cheeseparing is an antonym for squandering.

Nearby Words: squander, squandered, squanderer
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