stiff
adjective
uk/stɪf/ usfirm, hard, or not easily bent:
We use stiff cardboard in all our packaging.
very strong or difficult to deal with:
stiff opposition/resistance/competition There has been stiff opposition to the proposed tax increases.
very high:
a stiff price/penalty/tariff Companies sometimes pay a stiff price for switching CEOs.
The minimum investment is a stiff $25,000.
stiff
verb [ T ]
informal uk/stɪf/ usto fail to pay someone money that you owe them, or to take more money from them than they owe:
stiff sb out of sth Many temporary workers have experienced getting stiffed out of their pay.
Who doesn't feel stiffed when they've overpaid?