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1 скнарий
stingy, niggardly, grudging; churly -
2 скупуватий
somewhat stingy, near with one's moneyвін скупуватий — he is a bit of a miser; he is ( somewhat) stingy with his money
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3 жатися
1) ( тулитися до) to press close (to); to draw closer (to)жатися один до одного — to stand ( to sit) close to one another
2) ( скупитися) to stint, to be stingy, to pinch -
4 поскупитися
to grudge the money ( for); to be stingy, to be sparing; ( на щось) to scant, to stint, to skimp (in) -
5 поскупішати
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6 скупенький
near with one's money, somewhat stingy -
7 скупий
avaricious, miserly, stingy, niggardly, parsimonious, chary, skimp, close (hard-, tight-)fisted; churlish, illiberal -
8 скупіти
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