tightwads
Stingy with money
Tightwads are people who are excessively reluctant to spend money.
The term carries mild contempt—tightwads aren't just frugal, they're stingy to the point of annoyance: Those tightwads won't even split the check fairly.
The image is of someone clutching their wad of cash so tightly nothing escapes.
Unwilling to spend freely
- miserlyExcessively reluctant to spend
- parsimoniousExcessively unwilling to spend
- ungenerousUnwilling to give freely
- closefistedReluctant to give money
mean · grudging · penny-pinching · chintzy · sparing · frugal · thrifty · cheap
Stingy person
- penny-pincherExcessively frugal person
- skinflintStingy person
- scroogeMiserly, stingy person
- miserStingy wealth hoarder
pinchpenny · niggard · moneygrubber · hoarder · curmudgeon · churl · piker · saver
Excessive accumulation of goods
- scrimpingExcessive thrift, stingy saving
- hagglingNegotiating a lower price
- bargain-huntingPursuing reduced prices
- shortchangingGiving back too little
skimping · withholding · economizing · cost-cutting · budgeting · saving · reusing · rationing
stingy
Unwilling to spend freely
- miserlyExcessively reluctant to spend
- parsimoniousExcessively unwilling to spend
- ungenerousUnwilling to give freely
closefisted · mean · grudging · penny-pinching · chintzy · sparing · frugal · thrifty · cheap · greedy
cheapskate
Stingy person
- penny-pincherExcessively frugal person
- skinflintStingy person
- scroogeMiserly, stingy person
miser · pinchpenny · niggard · moneygrubber · hoarder · curmudgeon · churl · piker · saver · economizer
hoarding
Excessive accumulation of goods
- scrimpingExcessive thrift, stingy saving
- hagglingNegotiating a lower price
- bargain-huntingPursuing reduced prices
shortchanging · skimping · withholding · economizing · cost-cutting · budgeting · saving · reusing · rationing · undertipping
Scrooge
Miserly, cold-hearted person
tightwadsspendthrifts
Habitual money wasters
big spenders · philanthropists · profligates · squanderers · wastrels