Synonyms: parsimonious, penurious
Definition: excessively unwilling to spend
Usage: parsimonious thrift relieved by few generous impulses; lived in a most penurious manner--denying himself every indulgence
Similar words: ungenerous, stingy
Definition: unwilling to spend
Usage: she practices economy without being stingy; an ungenerous response to the appeal for funds
Synonyms: impecunious, in straitened circumstances, hard up, penniless, penurious, pinched
Definition: not having enough money to pay for necessities
Similar words: poor
Definition: having little money or few possessions
Usage: deplored the gap between rich and poor countries; the proverbial poor artist living in a garret