spilorcio — meaning in English

English meaning

• 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.

Senses

spilorcio is used for these senses in English:

• mean (chiefly, UK) Ungenerous; stingy; tight-fisted.
• miser (obsolete) A person who is wretched or despicable; a wretch.
• penny-pinching reluctant to spend money; close-fisted

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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