What's the difference between greedy and stingy?

Greedy


Definition:

  • (superl.) Having a keen appetite for food or drink; ravenous; voracious; very hungry; -- followed by of; as, a lion that is greedy of his prey.
  • (superl.) Having a keen desire for anything; vehemently desirous; eager to obtain; avaricious; as, greedy of gain.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Most rentiers are not as easily identified as the greedy banker or manager.
  • (2) It's the greedy internet service providers, say MPs from an all-party committee, who want ISPs to apply automatic filters to prevent access to adult material.
  • (3) "The property owner has backtracked and displayed a greediness, realising that there is much to be gained and in so doing has begun to exploit the situation," he said.
  • (4) Jermain Defoe strikes in 89th minute for Sunderland to draw with Liverpool Read more Before the mass departure the Kop loudly sang, “Enough is enough, you greedy bastards, enough is enough” – which was roundly applauded by all four sides of Anfield, including the Sunderland supporters – before launching into ’You’ll Never Walk Alone’, usually reserved for the last few moments of a game.
  • (5) Why not use the report to announce that the bonus tax will continue until banks (and board rooms) control their offensively greedy pay?
  • (6) "We the taxpayer continue to finance the greedy executives while this government continues to cosy up to them in secret negotiations which have no effective outcome.
  • (7) The other airport boss sympathises: "Is it them being greedy, or airlines wanting every ounce of capacity when they can?
  • (8) And in our audiobook review, we examine appetite with Lionel Shriver's novel Big Brother, and Jay Rayner's exploration of the food industry, A Greedy Man in a Hungry World.
  • (9) We should all want our money managers to be greedy, with a strong caveat: the self-interest of bankers needs to be aligned with the health of the bank.
  • (10) The 1% are disproportionately made up not of people who are most able, but of those who are most greedy and least concerned about the rights, feelings and welfare of other people .
  • (11) But as civilisation gets greedy and society more militaristic, these wise women are edged to the sidelines in favour of a thundering, male warrior god.
  • (12) Amurao’s workers have invented their own word to describe anybody who is extravagantly greedy: “Imeldific”.
  • (13) We are either greedy capitalists or we offer bribes.
  • (14) But for the greedy and adventurous, each one is an absolute trip.
  • (15) It was based on a greedy society and unsustainable growth.
  • (16) Others will have a dual purpose and split between personal and business use, such as: • Mortgage interest (but not the capital repayment) or rent if you're a tenant • Running costs such as heat, light and water and TV licence if it's an essential tool • Repairs to your home or adding a desk and bookcase to an existing room • Council tax • Car or van – for a list of allowances for petrol and running costs go to the HMRC website "Don't be greedy by claiming 100% for business use or you will be liable for capital gains tax on that portion when you sell your home.
  • (17) Kleiner Perkins’ attorneys homed in on Pao’s perceived personal shortcomings, painting a cartoonish picture of a greedy and incompetent ex-employee out only for revenge and a big pay day.
  • (18) Bill Winters Ousted from the investment bank JP Morgan after a quarter of a century in 2009, Winters has blamed the banking crisis on "greedy bankers, investors and borrowers".
  • (19) One investor, Joan Woolard, told the bank's directors that anyone who needed more than £1m to live on was "just a greedy bastard".
  • (20) Leaving is a given when you're dealing with very greedy people; they are avaricious.

Stingy


Definition:

  • (a.) Stinging; able to sting.
  • (superl.) Extremely close and covetous; meanly avaricious; niggardly; miserly; penurious; as, a stingy churl.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Our state pension isn't just stingy compared with other prosperous western European countries.
  • (2) The scarcity of funds traditionally available to mount nutrition programs has made program administrators stingy when contemplating evaluation budgets.
  • (3) Italy At least England know what to expect from the Azzurri : a masterclass in the retention of possession, orchestrated by Andrea Pirlo in his quarterback role; a stingy defence most likely forged at Juventus; and a maverick forward capable of brilliance and lunacy in equal measures.
  • (4) This may seem stingy in comparison with some of the best non-Isa savings rates on the market.
  • (5) Our universities have sat passively for the last decade under a succession of stingy governments and panicked vice-chancellors, and student activists were fragmented and disillusioned.
  • (6) But it was to Ed Miliband that they bared their sharpest teeth, asking him the toughest questions and proving stingy with their applause.
  • (7) In what may become a case study in how not to defuse a crisis, Sterling, a national pariah who is battling to keep his basketball team, also accused wealthy black people of being stingy philanthropists in contrast to Jews such as himself.
  • (8) Then there's the culture that makes Germans the biggest savers and most reluctant spenders, encouraging national stereotypes about the thrifty and the spendthrift, the scroungers and the stingy.
  • (9) If you're a Braves fan concerned about Dodger pitching, it's because your team isn't great at getting on base, and that could be a problem against a stingy LA staff.
  • (10) As a result, big banks get to borrow at extremely low rates, even as they remain stingy on lending to small businesses and homebuyers, which boosts their profit margins.
  • (11) Gordon Brown had been stingy with public spending in the late 1990s, building up a sizeable fiscal war chest in the process.
  • (12) Starbucks might be stingy when it comes to taxes, but they'll quite happily sell you a gluten-free sarnie to go with your soya latte.
  • (13) She will say she wants to make it easier for people, and women in particular, to work by increasing access to child care, paid leave and paid sick days, areas where the US is stingy compared to most other developed nations.
  • (14) That Lester became a reliable force helped steady the Sox rotation, and they'll look to him tonight to continue what he's done in the playoffs, which is be stingy.
  • (15) There can be no doubt that Tottenham have the defence to win the title, given that it has taken them 10 matches to concede from open play this season, but Mauricio Pochettino needs his team to be as slick up front as they are stingy at the back if they are going to last the pace.
  • (16) Only Liverpool and Manchester City have scored more this term, even if none can match Chelsea's stingy record of 23 goals shipped in 31 games.
  • (17) healthcare Meanwhile, moderates in the same party feel the tax credits are too stingy, especially for low earners and older people.
  • (18) It wasn’t the greatest strategy.” In complicated wrangling, House Speaker John Boehner sought to enact fast track coupled with trade adjustment assistance – which many Republicans saw as too generous for unemployed workers and many Democrats view as too stingy.
  • (19) Financial help often flows from the older to the younger generation (such as help with adult children’s and grandchildren’s expenses) until very late old age – hardly a sign of stinginess.
  • (20) Frustrated by the banks’ stinginess after the recession, they raised money by selling shares to the public, a scheme called Equity for Punks , now in its fourth iteration.