tight-fistedness

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• tight-fisted — tight fist|ed [ˌtaıt ˈfıstıd] adj informal not generous with money = ↑stingy >tight fistedness n [U] …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• tight-fisted — adjective informal not generous with money; stingy tight fistedness noun (U) …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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• avarice — n 1. greed, graspingness, acquisitiveness, Sl. grabbiness, avariciousness, rapacity, rapaciousness; selfishness, miserliness, penuriousness, parsimony, niggardliness; stinginess, meanness, close fistedness, tight fistedness, mercenariness,… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

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• covetousness — n 1. desire, greed, graspingness, acquisitiveness, Sl. grabbiness, avariciousness, rapacity, rapaciousness; selfishness, self seeking, egocentricity, self interest, self indulgence; miserliness, penuriousness, parsimony, niggardliness; stinginess …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder