прижи́мистый — meaning in English

English meaning

• cheap adj Costing little money.
• mean verb To intend or have in mind as a purpose.
• miserly adj Unwilling to spend money even when it would be reasonable to.
• stingy adj Unwilling to spend, give, or share; miserly.

Senses

прижи́мистый is used for these senses in English:

• cheap (informal, chiefly, derogatory) Stingy; mean; excessively frugal.
• closefisted Unwilling to spend money; stingy
• mean (chiefly, UK) Ungenerous; stingy; tight-fisted.
• miserly Like a miser, very or objectionably cautious with money.
• penny-pinching reluctant to spend money; close-fisted
• stingy Unwilling to spend, give, or share; ungenerous; mean.

cheap — full definition

1. adj Costing little money.
2. adj Of poor quality, as if made to save money rather than to last.
3. adj Unwilling to spend money; stingy.
4. adj Achieved through unfair or underhanded means.

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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