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penny wise and pound fool·ish
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penny wise and pound foolishadjective
prudent and thrifty with small amounts of money, but wasteful and profligate with large amounts.
Etymology: From the British currency (one penny being 1/100th of a pound or, prior to decimalisation, 1/240th of a pound)
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of penny wise and pound foolish in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of penny wise and pound foolish in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
Examples of penny wise and pound foolish in a Sentence
Let's do not short change ... Let's do not try to low-ball it and be penny wise and pound foolish.
Chief Executive Randall Stephenson:
We're not going to be penny-wise and pound-foolish here, we intend to invest.
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