mahigpit ang hawak sa bulsa (mahigpít ang hawak sa bulsá) Filipino/Tagalog term

mahigpít ang hawak sa bulsá  
Syllables:  ma·hig·pít ang ha·wak sa bul·sá
[ma-hig-pít ang ha-wak sa bul-sá]  ?
adjective
Literal meaning: holds the pocket tightly
Filipino meaning:
  1. ayaw ibahagi o gumastos ng pera
English meaning:
  1. unwilling to share or to spend money
Example:
  1. Mahirap kasama ang taong mahigpít ang hawak sa bulsá.
English translation:
  1. It is hard to have a miserly companion.
Synonym(s):
English translation:
  1. parsimonious
  2. tightfisted
  3. stingy
  4. miserly
  5. ungenerous
  6. selfish
  7. sparing
  8. frugal
Antonym(s):
English translation:
  1. spendthrift
  2. prodigal
  3. overgenerous
  4. profligate
  5. wasteful
  6. extravagant
  7. squandering
Dictionary keywords:
higpít; mahigpít; hawak; bulsá