as in economy
the quality or practice of being overly sparing with money
refusing to tip poorly paid restaurant servers is a particularly petty form of stinginess
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as in miserly
giving or sharing as little as possible
until his redemption, Ebenezer Scrooge is the classic example of a very stingy, heartless miser
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as in sparse
less plentiful than what is normal, necessary, or desirable
a stingy serving of mashed potatoes
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Recent Examples of stinginess
Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
Matt Schubert, Denver Post, 17 Sep. 2025
That’s good news for the many wage workers who have seen their purchasing power shrink as prices get higher, and companies get stingier with pay.
—John Werner, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
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Noun
The Reds, in the reddest of ink and starkest of contrasts, have become synonymous with stinginess under Bob Castellini’s ownership.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
Adjective
The always-stingy Arapahoe defense (16 points allowed/game) should offer plenty of resistance.
—Matt Schubert, Denver Post, 17 Sep. 2025
That’s good news for the many wage workers who have seen their purchasing power shrink as prices get higher, and companies get stingier with pay.
—John Werner, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stinginess
Noun
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On international flights, premium economy typically means a bigger, more plush seat with extra legroom and better service from meals to amenity kits.—
Zach Wichter,
USA Today,
11 Oct. 2025
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But the Jones drama has overshadowed other key topics in the race, including the government shutdown, reduction-in-force notices, and their effect on the Virginia economy, where federal workers make up a sizable portion of the workforce.—
Mabinty Quarshie,
The Washington Examiner,
11 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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How much is unclear, but with the Portuguese’s contract not due to expire until June 2027, the amounts won’t be miserly.—
Chris Weatherspoon,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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That’ll teach Assad to give Meatball more than a miserly $40 contribution next time!—
Howie Carr,
Boston Herald,
24 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Details are sparse on the exact location and timeline for the new luxury hotel and restaurant, which will boast amenities such as a state-of-the-art fitness center, spa and a rooftop infinity pool with panoramic views of the Nashville skyline.—
Mackensy Lunsford,
Nashville Tennessean,
8 Oct. 2025
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Its compact design is convenient for small-apartment dwellers and college students living in dorms where storage space is sparse.—
Shalwah Evans,
PEOPLE,
7 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Beneath such moves often lurks a selfish desire to soothe increasing anxiety, unrest, and potentially even boredom.—
Kurt Strovink,
Fortune,
7 Oct. 2025
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Part of this project was selfish.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
7 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Details remain scarce, but Netflix says that players will have to undergo physical and mental challenges in order to receive clues, with characters like the aforementioned Mustard, Professor Plum and others all represented.—
Alex Weprin,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Oct. 2025
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And don’t forget to keep filling the DesGully Window Bird Feeder all winter long—birds come to rely on that food source, especially when the weather’s cold and the food is scarce.—
Stephanie Osmanski,
Better Homes & Gardens,
7 Oct. 2025
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Recent cheapness in the muni market was driven by heavy issuance.—
Paul Malloy,
Fortune,
4 Oct. 2025
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Also important to note, diversity is not the same thing as accessibility, and neither are inherently tied to cheapness.—
Victoria Uwumarogie,
Essence,
17 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Polaha plays Dick Hall, the president of Meridian Mortgage who is taken hostage by Tony Kiritsis (Ribisi), who publicly accuses him on being a greedy and cutthroat monster.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
24 Sep. 2025
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Left-wing antisemitism, which cast Jews as greedy capitalists, existed as well, especially in France, but Jew-baiting remained primarily a right-wing pursuit, the work of illiberal nativists who saw a tiny minority as polluting the purity of their racial or religious communities.—
Ian Buruma,
New Yorker,
22 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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My adolescent cells floated away from poor me and traded places with his.—
Betty Gilpin,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Oct. 2025
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Women disproportionately suffer chronic disease, on average spend 25% more time in poor health than men, and, on average, experience the final 12 to 14 years of their lives in frail health.—
Maria Shriver,
Time,
9 Oct. 2025
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“Stinginess.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stinginess. Accessed 12 Oct. 2025.
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