stingy
gb/stˈɪnd͡ʒi/ us/stˈɪnd͡ʒi/
B2
ਅੰਗਰੇਜ਼ੀ
fukar, szűkmarkú, szűkös, csekély
B2
1
ਵਰਤੋਂ ਦਾ ਢਾਂਚਾ:
[someone] is stingy (about/with money)
He’s so stingy that he never tips at restaurants.
Annyira fukar, hogy az éttermekben soha nem ad borravalót.
She’s not rich, but she’s stingy about lending money.
Nem gazdag, de fukar, amikor pénzt kell kölcsönadni.
People complained that the company was stingy with pay raises.
ਸਿਖਿਆਰਥੀਆਂ ਲਈ ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
He is stingy with money.
Fukar a pénzzel.
Don’t be stingy—buy a drink for your friend.
Ne légy fukar, hívd meg a barátodat egy italra.
ਆਮ ਗਲਤੀ:
Do not confuse stingy with stinky (bad smell).
ਅਰਥ
unwilling to spend money
ਸ਼ਬਦ-ਜੋੜ
stingy with money
|stingy about money
|stingy tipper
|stingy with tips
|stingy landlord
|stingy boss
|stingy millionaire
|stingy shopper
|stingy with donations
|stingy when it comes to money
ਸਮਾਨਾਰਥਕ ਸ਼ਬਦ
miserly (Stronger and more judgmental; suggests extreme unwillingness to spend.)
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cheap (More informal; can also mean low price, so context matters.)
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tight-fisted (Emphasizes refusing to part with money.)
ਵਿਲੋਮ ਸ਼ਬਦ
generous (Willing to give or spend freely.)
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free-spending (Spends money readily, sometimes too readily.)
ਵਿਸ਼ੇ
money
|personality
|social_life
ਪਰਿਭਾਸ਼ਾ
not wanting to spend money or give money to others
Unwilling to spend money or give it to other people; not generous with money.
B2
2
ਵਰਤੋਂ ਦਾ ਢਾਂਚਾ:
a stingy [portion/serving/amount]
They served a stingy portion of pasta for the price.
Ennyi pénzért elég szűkös adag tésztát szolgáltak fel.
The benefits package includes only a stingy amount of vacation time.
A juttatási csomag csak nagyon kevés szabadságnapot tartalmaz.
He gave a stingy apology and quickly changed the subject.
ਸਿਖਿਆਰਥੀਆਂ ਲਈ ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
The portion was stingy.
Az adag szűkös volt.
They offered a stingy amount of help.
Csak csekély segítséget ajánlottak fel.
ਆਮ ਗਲਤੀ:
This use describes the amount given (a stingy portion), not a person’s character.
ਅਰਥ
too small or insufficient amount
ਸ਼ਬਦ-ਜੋੜ
a stingy portion
|a stingy serving
|a stingy amount
|a stingy helping
|a stingy slice
|stingy portions
|stingy benefits
|stingy pay rise
|stingy salary increase
|stingy allowance
ਸਮਾਨਾਰਥਕ ਸ਼ਬਦ
meager (Neutral to formal; emphasizes that the amount is disappointingly small.)
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scant (Slightly more formal; emphasizes barely enough.)
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skimpy (More informal; often suggests unfairness or lack of effort.)
ਵਿਲੋਮ ਸ਼ਬਦ
ample (More than enough.)
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generous (Larger than expected; given freely.)
ਵਿਸ਼ੇ
food
|daily_life
|quantity
ਪਰਿਭਾਸ਼ਾ
not enough; smaller than expected
Smaller or less generous than expected; providing too little of something.
ਵਿਆਕਰਨ
ਸ਼ਬਦਕੋਸ਼ੀ ਰੂਪ
stingy
IPA
GB/stˈɪnd͡ʒi/
US/stˈɪnd͡ʒi/
ਸਿਲੇਬਲ ਅਤੇ ਜ਼ੋਰ
stingy (1 ਸਿਲੇਬਲ)
Stress on 1st syllable (stingy)
ਸ਼ਬਦ ਰੂਪ
Adjective
- Base: stingy
- Comparative: stingier
- Superlative: stingiest
ਅਭਿਵੈਕਤੀਆਂ
stingy with [something]
1/stˈɪnd͡ʒi wˈɪθ sˈʌmθɪŋ/
fixed phrase
not generous in giving something
not giving much of something
ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
- He’s stingy with compliments, even when people do a great job.
- The guide was stingy with details about what would happen next.
- Don’t be stingy with the cheese—add a little more.
ਸਿਖਿਆਰਥੀਆਂ ਲਈ ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
- My manager is stingy with praise.
- Please don’t be stingy with information.
stingy with the truth
1/stˈɪnd͡ʒi wˈɪθ ðə tɹˈuθ/
fixed phrase
not fully honest or open
not telling the whole truth
ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
- I think he’s being stingy with the truth about where the money went.
- The company was stingy with the truth in its public statement.
ਸਿਖਿਆਰਥੀਆਂ ਲਈ ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
- He was stingy with the truth.