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Excessively unwilling to spend or share money or resources.

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miserly

A miserly approach to essential repairs left the meeting room unusable.
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A tutor who had bought paper for the course submitted receipts for reimbursement, asking to recover the amount she had already spent. The treasurer approved that request but resisted replacing any broken pencils despite a comfortable supply budget, a miserly response to a small and necessary expense.
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