noun
1. a state of lacking money
• Syn: ↑impecuniousness, ↑pennilessness
• Derivationally related forms: ↑penurious, ↑penniless (for: ↑pennilessness), ↑impecunious (for: ↑impecuniousness)
• Hypernyms: ↑poverty, ↑poorness, ↑impoverishment
2. a disposition to be niggardly with money
• Derivationally related forms: ↑penurious
• Hypernyms: ↑stinginess
Useful english dictionary. 2012.