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
They have regained some of their defensive stinginess.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 14, 2023
The banks’ stinginess has led business owners to consider other options such as community banks, online lenders and crowdfunding sites.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 4, 2022
Nevertheless, there is a notable stinginess in English when it comes to describing gender, certainly compared to the largess of Indigenous languages.
From New York Times ● Feb. 17, 2022
And so I closed the Bible and to that group of women clustering close, I told the truth about myself—my self-centeredness, my stinginess, my lack of love.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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