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Answer for the clue "Pinching pennies ", 8 letters:
skimping

Word definitions for skimping in dictionaries

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Skimp \Skimp\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Skimped ; p. pr. & vb. n. Skimping .] [Cf. Skinch , Scamp , v. t.] To slight; to do carelessly; to scamp. [Prov. Eng. & Colloq. U.S.] To make insufficient allowance for; to scant; to scrimp.

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
vb. (present participle of skimp English)

Usage examples of skimping.

Whatever power was lost by skimping was probably made up for by the number of victims.

Through her sick heart rushed the realization, that if she merely had stood before that wicket and asked one question, she would have known that all those bitter years of skimping for Elnora and herself had been unnecessary.

There had been accusations of skimping due to rushed programming, particularly in the field of synaesthetic olfaction, making the simvacation even more of an attenuated experience.