closefisted

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   unwilling to spend, give, or part with money; stingy

   The closefisted merchant refused even a small contribution to the public fund.

From close + fisted, picturing a hand clenched around money and unwilling to release it. The hyphenated close-fisted is an established spelling variant.

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