Pinch and Spend

Pinch

Pinch verb - To avoid unnecessary waste or expense.
Usage example: if we pinch hard for the upcoming year, we can probably afford the vacation at that fancy resort

Spend is an antonym for pinch in be stingy topic.

Nearby Words: pinched, pinching

Spend

Spend verb - To hand over or use up in payment.

Pinch is an antonym for spend.

Nearby Words: spent, spending, spender, spendable

Common collocations

part pinch part spend part
half pinch half spend half
bit pinch bit spend bit
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