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cimri — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • cheap adj Costing little money.
  • 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.
  • stingy adj Unwilling to spend, give, or share; miserly.

Senses

cimri is used for these senses in English:

  • cheap (informal, chiefly, derogatory) Stingy; mean; excessively frugal.
  • mean (chiefly, UK) Ungenerous; stingy; tight-fisted.
  • miser (obsolete) A person who is wretched or despicable; a wretch.
  • 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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