money

Dileep K. (India)
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  1. indigence
    a state of extreme poverty or destitution
  2. penury
    a state of extreme poverty or destitution
  3. mendicancy
    the state of being a beggar or mendicant
  4. impecunious
    not having enough money to pay for necessities
  5. stinginess
    a lack of generosity
  6. hapless
    unfortunate and deserving pity
  7. frugal
    avoiding waste
  8. cupidity
    extreme greed for material wealth
  9. cupidity
    extreme greed for material wealth
  10. avarice
    reprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for wealth
  11. larceny
    the act of taking something from someone unlawfully
  12. lavish
    given or giving freely, generously, or without restriction
  13. mendicant
    a pauper who lives by begging
  14. imploring
    begging
  15. orotund
    overly formal and pompous in style
  16. penury
    a state of extreme poverty or destitution
  17. indigence
    a state of extreme poverty or destitution
  18. plutocracy
    a political system governed by the wealthy people
  19. profligate
    unrestrained by convention or morality
  20. usury
    the act of lending money at an exorbitant rate of interest
  21. stingy
    unwilling to spend
  22. mulct
    money extracted as a penalty
  23. coffer
    the funds of a government, institution, or individual
  24. covetous
    immoderately desirous of acquiring something
  25. skinflint
    a selfish person who is unwilling to give or spend
Created on Mon Oct 07 09:30:01 EDT 2013 (updated Thu Oct 10 00:55:01 EDT 2013)

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