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karg; kärglich; kümmerlich; dürftig {adj} (Sache) penurious [formal] (of a thing)

verarmt; bitterarm; bettelarm; mit Armut geschlagen [poet.]; verelendet [selten] {adj} poverty-stricken; destitute; penurious [formal]; in penury; desperately poor

Armutsgebiete {pl} poverty-striken regions

in verarmten Verhältnissen leben to live in reduced circumstances

geizig; knausrig; knauserig; kniepig [Norddt.]; netig [Norddt.]; knorzig [Schw.] {adj} (Person) [listen] miserly; niggardly; penny-pinching; tight-fisted; close-fisted; hard-fisted; stingy; mingy [Br.]; mean [Br.]; chintzy [Am.] [coll.]; penurious [formal]; screwy [dated] [coll.] (of a person) [listen] [listen]
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