U36b

Words and expressions used to describe a person who saves in a mean way or is greedy in money matters: “She certainly is ________.”

TIGHT-FISTED10
TIGHT7
CHINTZY6
CHEAP5
MONEY-HUNGRY5
CHINCEY3
SCOTCH3
A SKIN FLINT1
A TIGHT WAD1
CHEAPY1
CHINCHY1
MISERLY1
PIGGY1
SELFISH1
STINGY1

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