Definition of "begrudge" []

• To envy the possession or enjoyment of: She begrudged him his youth. See Synonyms at envy. (verb-transitive)
• To give or expend with reluctance: begrudged every penny spent. (verb-transitive)

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• "What I begrudge is not so much the work itself, although I remain a reluctant manager who dislikes the responsibilities, but the lack of free time."
• "Kristol says he doesn't "begrudge" Obama his ambivalence, but he should have committed more troops and not have end dates for wars that he feels have tremendous potential to succeed."
• "One minute he's assailing "fat cat" bankers, the next he's saying he doesn't "begrudge" multimillion-dollar Wall Street bonuses."