Near
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To decrease the distance to something.
Part of speech: preposition
Definition: close to, in close proximity to. close to in time.
Part of speech: adjective
Definition: physically close. approaching approximate, almost
Part of speech: adverb
Definition: Having a small intervening distance with regard to something. nearly
Example sentence: It's not what you go through, but how that experience affects you. For some people, it could be a near car crash that changes your life. For other people, it could take five years of going to prison for them to realize they need change in their life. So it's not really the experience but more how the experience affects you.
Penny-pinching
Part of speech: adjective
Definition: reluctant to spend money; close-fisted
Part of speech: noun
Definition: reluctance to spend money; thrift or parsimonyInstance of extreme economy.