stinginess
Americannoun
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the state or condition of being reluctant to give or spend; miserliness.
The governor’s stinginess with public money, and his hard line on welfare spending, were two of the factors that led most liberals to back his opponent in the next election.
As one might expect, Mother Nature's stinginess with water has done a number on agricultural production in the region.
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the state of being meager or barely sufficient in amount.
Because of the stinginess of the aid payments, researchers found that welfare mothers still need to find other sources of income.
Etymology
Origin of stinginess
Example Sentences
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The girls bought new shoes and ate more meat, but along with Pedro’s financial savvy came a stinginess that extended to his family.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 26, 2024
But he is constantly flummoxed by the stinginess of some customers.
From New York Times • Apr. 9, 2023
Despite ownership’s stinginess with payroll during the rebuild, Elias said he got everything he wanted this offseason.
From Washington Post • Feb. 5, 2023
Philadelphia overcame some offensive struggles with defensive stinginess.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 21, 2022
Waitresses chafed at managers’ stinginess toward the customers; housecleaners resented the time constraints that sometimes made them cut corners; retail workers wanted the floor to be beautiful, not cluttered with excess stock as management required.
From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich
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