tight-fisted
Example Sentences
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U.S. shale also has been overshadowed by Big Oil as the companies grapple with slower gains and tight-fisted investors.
From Reuters • Mar. 2, 2023
Amazon had to develop a frugal culture in its early years because it was operating in the low-margin retail industry, competing with famously tight-fisted companies like Walmart.
From Slate • Dec. 22, 2022
She did not accept garments from the companies she covered and received no clothing allowance from CNN, which was notoriously tight-fisted in its early years.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 5, 2022
Unfortunately, Apple is famously tight-fisted with its proprietary technology, even though its MFi program is designed to license and control these very products.
From The Verge • Sep. 27, 2021
That was suspicious, for he is usually tight-fisted.
From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
