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close-fist·ed

(klōs′fĭs′tĭd)

adj.

Tightfisted; stingy.

close-fisted

(ˌkləʊsˈfɪstɪd)

adj

very careful with money; mean

ˌclose-ˈfistedness n

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close-fisted

adjective

Ungenerously or pettily reluctant to spend money:

cheap, close, costive, hard-fisted, mean, miserly, niggard, niggardly, parsimonious, penny-pinching, penurious, petty, pinching, stingy, tight, tightfisted.

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close-fisted

[ˈkləʊsˈfɪstɪd] ADJ → tacaño

close-fisted

[ˌkləʊsˈfɪstɪd] adj → avaro/a, taccagno/a

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