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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There, among the seamstresses in training, Duncan met other welfare mothers, equally desperate, and recognized the stinginess, indifference and bureaucratic aggravations she’d been suffering in isolation were part of a larger system.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 5, 2026
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
And though stinginess has come against relatively weak offenses — it’s still the NFL.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 29, 2023
Yet to these Cubs, a big-market team whose stinginess in recent winters has frustrated fans who do not understand it, the splurge on Swanson signals a change in approach.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 18, 2022
Whose whims had been taken seriously by adults and who grew up to be the stingiest, greediest people on earth and out of their stinginess grew their stingy little love that ate everything in sight.
From "Song of Solomon" by Toni Morrison
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