mingyadjective
uk/ˈmɪn.dʒi/us/ˈmɪn.dʒi/UK informalnot generous and unwilling to give money:
I only gave five pounds towards his present - do you think that was a bit mingy?
A mingy amount is smaller than you would like:
I hate that restaurant - they give you really mingy portions.
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Mean with money
- cheap
- cheapskate
- cheeseparing
- chintzy
- frugal
- mean
- meanly
- meanness
- measly
- miser
- miserly
- money-grubbing
- parsimonious
- penny-pinching
- scrooge
- skinflint
- stingy
- tight
- tight-fisted
- tightwad
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Small in number and quantity
Scarce, inadequate and not enough