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closefisted, tightfisted
adj. unwilling to part with money
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mean, beggarly
adj. (used of sums of money) so small in amount as to deserve contempt
cheap, chinchy, chintzy
adj. embarrassingly stingy
penny-pinching, close, cheeseparing
adj. giving or spending with reluctance; "our cheeseparing administration"; "very close (or near) with his money"; "a penny-pinching miserly old man"
grudging, niggardly, scrimy
adj. petty or reluctant in giving or spending; "a niggardly tip"
meager, meagre, scrimpy
adj. deficient in amount or quality or extent; "meager resources"; "meager fare"
parsimonious, penurious
adj. excessively unwilling to spend; "parsimonious thrift relieved by few generous impulses"; "lived in a most penurious manner--denying himself every indulgence"
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hardfisted
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