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   tight-fisted

   /ˌtʌɪtˈfɪstɪd/

   adjective

   • 1. not willing to spend or give much money; miserly: informal "tight-fisted to the point of miserliness"

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   What is tight-fisted adjective?

   • Definition of tight-fisted adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary not willing to spend or give much money synonym mean, stingy Want to learn more? Definition of tight-fisted adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   How do you describe a tight-fisted person?

   • If you describe someone as tight-fisted, you disapprove of them because they are unwilling to spend money. He had the reputation of being one of the most tight-fisted and demanding of employers. ...the government's tight-fisted monetary policy. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

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   What does tight mean?

   • to make or become tight or tighter. a close-fitting ( usually nylon or woollen) garment covering the feet, legs and body to the waist. She bought three pairs of tights. mean and ungenerous with money. a tight-fisted employer. a tightly-stretched rope or wire on which acrobats balance. a difficult position or situation.

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   Are employers tight-fisted?

   • It appears to me that the employers have been tight-fisted and even less generous than was the case in the spinning, doubling and weaving sections. A society that decides to be tight-fisted and selective in granting residence permits, visas, places in holding centres, is a closed and sectarian society.

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   adjective. us / ˈtɑɪt ˈfɪs·tɪd / Add to word list. infml unwilling to spend money. (Definition of tight-fisted from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of tight-fisted.

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   : reluctant to part with money. tightfistedness. ˈtīt-ˈfi-stəd-nəs. noun. Synonyms. cheap. chintzy. closefisted. mean. mingy. miserly. niggardly. parsimonious. penny-pinching. penurious. pinching. pinchpenny. spare. sparing. stingy. stinting. tight. uncharitable. ungenerous. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus.

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   adjective. informal disapproving us / ˌtaɪtˈfɪs.tɪd / uk / ˌtaɪtˈfɪs.tɪd / (also tight) Add to word list Add to word list. unwilling to spend money: Don't wait for Krista to buy you a drink - she's too tight-fisted. Synonyms. mean (NOT GENEROUS) mainly UK. stingy informal disapproving. tight (NOT GENEROUS) informal disapproving.

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   Tight-fisted definition: parsimonious; stingy; tight.. See examples of TIGHT-FISTED used in a sentence.

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   adjective. If you describe someone as tight-fisted, you disapprove of them because they are unwilling to spend money. [disapproval] He had the reputation of being one of the most tight-fisted and demanding of employers. ...the government's tight-fisted monetary policy. Synonyms: miserly, mean, stingy, close More Synonyms of tight-fisted.

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   1. fitting very or too closely. I couldn't open the box because the lid was too tight; My trousers are too tight. apretado; estrecho. 2. stretched to a great extent; not loose. He made sure that the ropes were tight. apretado. 3. (of control etc) strict and very careful. She keeps (a) tight control over her emotions. riguroso, estricto.

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