Tightfisted - перевод на Русский и значение в Английском

adjective

Low in price, especially in relation to similar items or services.

Примеры использования:

Local buses were reliable and cheap

adverb

At or for a low price.

Примеры использования:

A house that was going cheap because of the war

adjective

Costing little money or less than is usual or expected

Примеры использования:

After world war ii, the us had cheap labor, cheap energy, cheap raw materials, cheap housing, cheap…

adjective

Only a short distance away or apart in space or time.

Примеры использования:

The hotel is close to the sea

adverb

Very near to someone or something; with very little space between.

Примеры использования:

They stood close to the door

noun

Another term for high (sense 7 of the adjective).

adjective

Opposed to liberal principles; restricting freedom of thought or behaviour.

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Illiberal and anti-democratic policies

adjective

Limiting freedom of expression, thought, behaviour, etc.

Примеры использования:

Illiberal policies

verb

Intend to convey or refer to (a particular thing); signify.

Примеры использования:

I don't know what you mean

adjective

Unwilling to give or share things, especially money; not generous.

Примеры использования:

She felt mean not giving a tip

noun

The value obtained by dividing the sum of several quantities by their number; an average.

Примеры использования:

Acid output was calculated by taking the mean of all three samples

adjective

Mean.

Примеры использования:

You've been too mingy with the sunscreen

adjective

Not generous and unwilling to give money

Примеры использования:

I only gave five pounds towards his present - do you think that was a bit mingy?, i hate that resta…

adjective

Of or characteristic of a miser.

Примеры использования:

His miserly great-uncle proved to be worth nearly £1 million

adjective

Like or typical of a miser

Примеры использования:

A miserly person, the workers are paid a miserly $2 a day.

adverb

At or to a short distance away; nearby.

Примеры использования:

A bomb exploded somewhere near

preposition

At or to a short distance away from (a place).

Примеры использования:

The car park near the sawmill

adjective

Located a short distance away.

Примеры использования:

A large house in the near distance

adjective

Ungenerous with money, time, etc.; mean.

Примеры использования:

He accused the government of being unbelievably niggardly

adverb

In a mean or meagre manner.

Примеры использования:

So, while i saw the guests sipping niggardly the punch in their short glasses, i helped myself to a…

adjective

Slight in amount, quality, or effort

Примеры использования:

A niggardly donation/amount

adjective

Very unwilling to spend money or use resources.

Примеры использования:

Even the parsimonious joe paid for drinks all round

adjective

Unwilling to spend money; miserly.

Примеры использования:

Being frugal doesn't mean you have to turn into a penny pinching miser

noun

Unwillingness to spend money.

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This penny-pinching has exposed the bridge's steelwork to corrosion

adjective

Unwilling to spend money

Примеры использования:

Workers decided to take a stand against management's penny-pinching approach to resources., the tra…

adjective

Extremely poor; poverty-stricken.

Примеры использования:

A penurious old tramp

adjective

Extremely poor

adjective

Mean; ungenerous.

Примеры использования:

His boss is stingy and idle

adjective

Not generous, or unwilling to spend money

Примеры использования:

Some bankers are stingy in lending to small businesses.

adjective

Fixed, fastened, or closed firmly; hard to move, undo, or open.

Примеры использования:

She twisted her handkerchief into a tight knot

adverb

Very firmly, closely, or tensely.

Примеры использования:

He went downstairs, holding tight to the bannisters

adjective

Not generous; mean.

Примеры использования:

He was not an ungenerous man