Oh yes, you're right. Well, it's the way you shop that's tight-fisted then.
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Tight-fisted
Synonyms for "tight-fisted" (34 found)
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Closest matches (7)
Adjective(1 words)
Strong matches (10)
Related words (17)
Translations
6 translations across 4 languages.
Bulgarian
1 entries- стиснат adj (reluctant to spend money — see also stingy)
Hungarian
1 entries- szűkmarkú adj (reluctant to spend money — see also stingy)
Ottoman Turkish
3 entries- جمری adj (reluctant to spend money — see also stingy)
- پنتی adj (reluctant to spend money — see also stingy)
- پیس adj (reluctant to spend money — see also stingy)
Punjabi
1 entries- ਕੰਜੂਸ adj (reluctant to spend money — see also stingy)
Sample sentences
5 total sentences available.
Tom is tight-fisted.
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Don't be so tight-fisted.
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His father is tight-fisted.
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