cheeseparing (s)
close (s)
near (s)
penny-pinching (s)
skinny (s)

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type s
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def giving or spending with reluctance
examples our cheeseparing administration
very close (or near) with his money
a penny-pinching miserly old man
Outgoing links
Similar to stingy, ungenerous
Derivationally related form penny-pinching → penny-pinching
Derivationally related form close → closeness
Incoming links
Similar to stingy, ungenerous
Derivationally related form closeness → close
Derivationally related form penny-pinching → penny-pinching

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