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Significados de stinginess em inglês

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A lack of generosity; a general unwillingness to part with money.

parcimónia

Extreme reluctance to spend money.

Antônimos
Examples for "generosity"
Examples for "generosity"
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My party today will be all the result of your kindly generosity.
The Arabian Nights: Tales of 1,001 Nights. Vol. 1
2
After a moment's thought Nakata decided to accept the young man's generosity.
Kafka on the Shore
3
However, the generosity of kiwis has helped bring them joy and happiness.
Radio NZ
4
I shall never be able to repay Mr Dickens for his generosity.
Drood: a novel
5
These patients are looking for a welcome and a spirit of generosity.
The Irish Times
Uso de stinginess em inglês
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Against the Atlanta Hawks, they unveiled a whole new level of stinginess.
Reuters
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And all the thanks I get is to be taunted with stinginess.
Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume ...
3
He has treated me with a stinginess that I never knew equalled.
The Prime Minister
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I'm glad, for of all faults I detest stinginess in a child.
Anne of Green Gables
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It's a pity that stinginess is one of the roads to affluence.
Ranching for Sylvia
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The greatest defect with our flower-growing is the stinginess of it.
Manual of Gardening (Second Edition) / A Practical Guide to the ...
7
The thought of Father and his stinginess flashed through my mind.
Helen of troy
8
But for American indifference and stinginess, the tribe could be saved.
The capitol game
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I believe I shall turn hunks, and get a reputation for downright stinginess.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 2, No. 14, December 1858 / A Magazi...
10
Frugality and industry are virtues everywhere, but avarice and stinginess are not frugality.
Life and Public Services of John Quincy Adams / Sixth President ...
11
It's not economy: it's not stinginess; they are not paying off their debts.
White Lies
12
The doctor began to upbraid her for her stinginess and cruelty.
Note-Book of Anton Chekhov
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The business man, by such costly stinginess, consoles himself that he is saving.
Hidden Treasures; Or, Why Some Succeed While Others Fail
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It's all stinginess; because you won't part with a paltry bit of money.
Elster's Folly: A Novel
15
They were angry at Scottie's stinginess, and took to taunting him.
The Beautiful Wretch; The Pupil of Aurelius; and The Four Macnic...
16
I hate stinginess -arguing over pennies at a restaurant drives me nuts.
The Guardian
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