Acquisitive
Acquisitive adjective - Having or marked by an eager and often selfish desire especially for material possessions.
Penny-pinching and acquisitive are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Penny-pinching" instead an adjective "Acquisitive".
Nearby Words: acquisition, acquisitiveness
Penny-pinching
Penny-pinching adjective - Giving or sharing as little as possible.
Usage example: the new CEO's penny-pinching ways have helped to keep the company out of bankruptcy
Acquisitive and penny-pinching are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Acquisitive" instead an adjective phrase "Penny-pinching".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- close and acquisitive
- close and penny-pinching
- greedy and acquisitive
- greedy and penny-pinching
- covetous and acquisitive
- covetous and penny-pinching
- desirous and acquisitive
- desirous and penny-pinching
- mean and acquisitive
- mean and penny-pinching
- tight and acquisitive
- tight and penny-pinching
- selfish and acquisitive
- selfish and penny-pinching
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