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avaro — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • avaricious adj Actuated by avarice; extremely greedy for wealth or material gain; immoderately desirous of accumulating property.
  • mean verb To intend or have in mind as a purpose.
  • miser noun Someone who hoards money and hates spending it, even when they can easily afford to.
  • miserly adj Unwilling to spend money even when it would be reasonable to.
  • stingy adj Unwilling to spend, give, or share; miserly.

Senses

avaro is used for these senses in English:

  • avaricious Actuated by avarice; extremely greedy for wealth or material gain; immoderately desirous of accumulating property.
  • mean (chiefly, UK) Ungenerous; stingy; tight-fisted.
  • miser (obsolete) A person who is wretched or despicable; a wretch.
  • miserly Like a miser, very or objectionably cautious with money.
  • stingy Unwilling to spend, give, or share; ungenerous; mean.

mean — full definition

  1. verb To intend or have in mind as a purpose.
  2. verb To convey a particular sense or significance; to signify.
  3. adj Unkind, unpleasant, or deliberately hurtful in behavior.
  4. adj Stingy or ungenerous with money or resources.
  5. noun A method or resource used to achieve a result (usually used in the plural, "means").

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