as in careful
giving or sharing as little as possible
the company is pretty tightfisted when it comes to bonuses
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as in economy
the quality or practice of being overly sparing with money
longing for the occasional luxury, they bitterly complained about their father's tightfistedness
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Recent Examples of tightfisted
Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, 22 June 2022
The ambience reflects Hankey’s tightfisted approach to his seven companies, which include a Toyota dealership, a dealer management software developer and Midway Car Rental, which does a big business renting exotic cars.
—Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2021
But most problems that befall condo associations are not from nefarious board members or tightfisted unit owners, said Rolando, the Florida Bar Association’s Condominium and Planned Development Committee co-chair.
—Washington Post, 7 July 2021
The Heiress Hunt is about two strong-willed individuals learning to wrest the tightfisted control that has dictated their lives (and their success).
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 1 Apr. 2021
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Adjective
Diplomats from neighboring countries, Afghans overseas and U.N. officials have all called on the United States to relax its tightfisted approach.
—Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, 22 June 2022
The ambience reflects Hankey’s tightfisted approach to his seven companies, which include a Toyota dealership, a dealer management software developer and Midway Car Rental, which does a big business renting exotic cars.
—Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2021
But most problems that befall condo associations are not from nefarious board members or tightfisted unit owners, said Rolando, the Florida Bar Association’s Condominium and Planned Development Committee co-chair.
—Washington Post, 7 July 2021
The Heiress Hunt is about two strong-willed individuals learning to wrest the tightfisted control that has dictated their lives (and their success).
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 1 Apr. 2021
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tightfisted
Adjective
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The review process is careful for a reason – and perhaps the only real method of speeding it up is the one Zeldin has proposed: reassigning staff so there are more people to share the work.—
Jeffrey Gore,
The Conversation,
14 May 2025
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Hillman and the department urged residents in the area to be extra careful this time of year.—
Brooke Baitinger,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 May 2025
Noun
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Other factors that can cause prices to go up or down include player performance, market trends, and health of the wider economy.—
Tyler Holzhammer,
New York Times,
3 May 2025
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While McDonald's and others are feeling the weight of the struggling U.S. economy, some other fast food chains are not, including Taco Bell and Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC).—
Jonathan Limehouse,
USA Today,
3 May 2025
Adjective
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As with an apparently solid house, the foundations start to shift, the roof leaks, and greedy neighbors start to encroach on the grounds.—
Margaret MacMillan,
The Atlantic,
30 Apr. 2025
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Usually, these types of bread won't cause an upset stomach for greedy pups.—
Tom Rogers,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The Energy and Commerce Committee was directed to find $880 billion in savings.—
Riley Beggin,
USA Today,
13 May 2025
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Long-haul destinations, like Sydney, have seen fare drops worth hundreds of dollars in savings.—
Michael Cappetta,
Travel + Leisure,
12 May 2025
Adjective
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And, in the context of wanting to grow up, being subject to another person’s selfish patterns is a pretty fundamental life experience.—
Deborah Treisman,
New Yorker,
4 May 2025
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These people start out as aging narcissists with selfish intentions who try to navigate when each of them gets grounded in their own vulnerability.—
David L. Coddon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 May 2025
Adjective
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Here's the unvarnished truth: Medicaid's miserly reimbursement rates have driven countless doctors to stop accepting patients in the program.—
Steve Forbes,
Forbes.com,
17 Apr. 2025
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Chrissy made a predictably miserly offer of $230,000, and obviously David did not take it.—
Laura Bradley,
Vulture,
25 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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But the iPhone 17 Air’s parsimonious speaker holes might suggest a phone with less capable audio.—
David Phelan,
Forbes.com,
28 Apr. 2025
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Some have felt conflicted, but after decades without success and 14 years of soulless drudgery under Mike Ashley’s parsimonious ownership, many were willing to accept anything for the promise or even just the hope of better times.—
Oliver Kay,
The Athletic,
19 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Elite firepower, stingy defense, and all-world goaltending to tie a nice bow on it.—
The Athletic NHL,
New York Times,
3 May 2025
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Detroit shot 15-of-32 from deep as a team — a blistering 46.9 percent clip against a Knicks defense that, while stingy on volume, continues to allow opponents to shoot an elite percentage from beyond the arc.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
20 Apr. 2025
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“Tightfisted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tightfisted. Accessed 18 May. 2025.
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