Closefisted describes someone unwilling to spend money, stingy, or miserly. Some dictionaries spell it hyphenated (closed-fisted).

Synonyms: tight-fisted, hardfisted, mean, cheapskate, stingy, etc.

For example:

Sorry for being so closefisted lately. I just have to be very careful with money until I get my next paycheck.

Maybe if the boss weren’t so closefisted, we could actually work 

with modern software for a change.

Considering how close-fisted Uncle Ed typically is, I’m surprised he got us such a fancy wedding gift.

He was naturally a closefisted man, and bad business had made him more miserly than ever.

The company’s close-fisted policy on employee benefits was a major source of frustration.

She was known for her closefisted ways, always looking for a bargain and reluctant to pay full price. 

Tradução: pão-duro.