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Meaning of close-fisted | Babel Free

Adjective CEFR C1
ˌkləʊsˈfɪstɪd

Definitions

tight-fisted, stingy

Equivalents

Latina tenax

Examples

“She was rather close-fisted in money matters and offered him only fifty dollars, but she had to raise⟳ her price till it rose to three hundred.”

CEFR level

C1
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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

close-fitting close-handed close-hauled close-knit close-mid close-minded

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