stingyadjective
uk/ˈstɪn.dʒi/us/ˈstɪn.dʒi/informal disapprovingunwilling to spend money:
He's really stingy and never buys anyone a drink when we go out.
The landlords are so stingy - they refused to pay for new carpets.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Mean with money
- cheap
- cheapskate
- cheeseparing
- chintzy
- frugal
- mean
- meanly
- meanness
- measly
- mingy
- miser
- miserly
- money-grubbing
- parsimonious
- penny-pinching
- scrooge
- skinflint
- tight
- tight-fisted
- tightwad
stinginess
noun [ U ] uk/ˈstɪn.dʒi.nəs/us/ˈstɪn.dʒi.nəs/
Is it budget cuts or government stinginess that is to blame for the .