Adjective
geizig
Pronunciation: /ɡaɪ̯tsɪç/
ungenerous; stingy; cheap (greedy to keep one’s own for oneself; unwilling to share)
C2
rank #14,292
Meanings
Adjective
- ungenerous; stingy; cheap (greedy to keep one’s own for oneself; unwilling to share)
- miserly; closefisted (unwilling to spend one’s money; excessively economical)
Example sentence
Mit Lob war der alte Chef sehr geizig.
The old boss was very stingy with praise.
Word forms
geizig
Usage
- mit Geld geizig sein — Be stingy with money.
- geizig / sparsam — Unwilling to spend or share versus economical; geizig is critical.
Der Geizhals im Märchen war sogar mit Brot geizig.
The miser in the fairy tale was stingy even with bread.