tightfisted

adjective
UK: /ˌtaɪtˈfɪstɪd/
US: /ˌtaɪtˈfɪstɪd/

  1. Unwilling to spend money; stingy.

    1. My uncle is very tightfisted and never buys gifts.
    2. The company's tightfisted approach to bonuses angered many employees and they quit.

Synonyms

stingy miserly parsimonious penny-pinching

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The phonetic transcription of "tightfisted" is /ˌtaɪtˈfɪstɪd/ in British English and /ˌtaɪtˈfɪstɪd/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "tightfisted": stingy, miserly, parsimonious, penny-pinching.

Example usage of "tightfisted": "My uncle is very tightfisted and never buys gifts.". More examples on the page.