[…] as long as they can contrive to make a respectable appearance once a year, when they come to town, he gives himself little concern about their private stintings and struggles at home.
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Stinting
Synonyms for "stinting" (52 found)
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Closest matches (11)
Noun(6 words)
Adjective(1 words)
Strong matches (15)
elegancefrugalfrugal to excessfrugalitylaw of parsimonymeanmeasuredmoderateoverfrugalparsimoniousparsimoniousness
Adjective(1 words)
Noun(3 words)
Related words (26)
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More general
12 entriesassignmentbehavioral traitemploymentemployment periodlimitlimitationpolicypracticequalityrestrictrestrictionservice
More specific
17 entriesaid withholdingassignmentbudget cutbudgetary restraintdutyfunding curtailmentlong stintmeagerparepenny-pinchingpostingquotaresource constraintscrimpshort stintskimp
Showing 16 of 17 words.
Collocations
15 entriesacademic stintlong stintshort stintstint fundingstint on spendingstint opportunitiesstint resourcesstint timestinting allocationstinting fundingstinting generositystinting on fundingstinting policystinting resourcestwo year stint
Inflections
4 entriesDerivations
3 entriessimilar
1 entriesSample sentences
2 total sentences available.
There is no such bad policy as stinting a boy—or putting him on a lower allowance than his fellows
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