Stinginess [noun]
Definition of Stinginess:
extreme greed
Sentence/Example of Stinginess:
By what miracle of stinginess had she been able to save such a sum?
His stinginess bordered on avarice, and he had never changed his trade.
He mercilessly pillories his patrons in a row for their stinginess.
It's not economy: it's not stinginess; they are not paying off their debts.
There was not an iota of stinginess in his habitual economy.
I don't believe a word he says, but I never accused him of stinginess about money.
The one talked of stinginess, the other talked of foolish vanity.
He has treated me with a stinginess that I never knew equalled.
But like lightning her remark about stinginess flashed into my mind.
It may refer rather to stinginess, hypocrisy, or untruthfulness, than to cowardice.