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epo: avara
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(adjective) unwilling to spend; "she practices economy without being stingy"; "an ungenerous response to the appeal for funds"
stingy, ungenerous
means
(adjective) unwilling to part with money
hardfisted, closefisted, tightfisted
means
(adjective) immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth; "they are avaricious and will do anything for money"; "casting covetous eyes on his neighbor's fields"; "a grasping old miser"; "grasping commercialism"; "greedy for money and power"; "grew richer and greedier"; "prehensile employers stingy with raises for their employees"
avaricious, greedy, prehensile, covetous, grasping, grabby
means
(adjective) petty or reluctant in giving or spending; "a niggardly tip"
scrimy, grudging, niggardly
means
(adjective) showing extreme cupidity; painfully desirous of another's advantages; "he was never covetous before he met her"; "jealous of his success and covetous of his possessions"; "envious of their art collection"
envious, jealous, covetous
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