n. The state or quality of being a miser or of miserly dis position or habits; avariciousness; niggardliness; penuriousness.
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n. total lack of generosity with money
Word Usage
"Seattle Post-Intelligencer article reported that, due to the "miserliness" of Clark County, defense lawyers handling three out of five of Clark County's death-penalty cases had been either disbarred or arrested."