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cost-effective(close, mean, frugal, economical, parsimonious)
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curmudgeonly(adjective, close, mean, spare, careful)
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efficient(close, mean, frugal, economical, parsimonious)
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extortionate(adjective, close, mean, near, narrow)
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give
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hardfisted
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hardfistedness
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ignoble(adjective, close, mean, near, narrow)
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illiberality
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ironfisted(adjective, close, mean, near, narrow)
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measly(adjective, stingy, miserly, tightfisted)
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methodical(close, mean, frugal, economical, parsimonious)
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money-grubbing
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money-saving(close, mean, frugal, economical, parsimonious)
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narrow(adjective, close, mean, near, tight)
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narrow-fisted(adjective, stingy)
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nearness
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on the rims(expression, idiom, close, mean, frugal)
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penny-wise(close, mean, prudent, frugal, sparing)
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pennywise(adjective, close, mean, cheap, narrow)
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