Stand for penny-pinching (4)
I believe the answer is:
mean
This clue is a double definition.
'stand for' is the first definition.
(synonyms)
'penny-pinching' is the second definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
(Other definitions for mean that I've seen before include "Niggardly" , "Stingy; Scrooge-like" , "Scrooge?" , "Intend - miserly" , "Import" .)