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Meaning of watch the pennies | Babel Free

Verb CEFR C1

Definitions

To be careful about how much one spends; to try to save money wherever possible.

Examples

“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).”

CEFR level

C1

Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

See also

watch the world burn watch the world go by watch'd watchdog watchdogged watchdogging