Begrudge \Be*grudge"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Begrudged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Begrudging}.] To grudge; to envy the possession of.
ALTHOUGH austerity is becoming the watchword with Italians, they are unlikely to begrudge Fiat a PR splash in launching the Punto this month.
Few people, for instance, would begrudge the president's special treatment.
Its leaders stress they want only to guard against an official duality of language, and don't begrudge the use of foreign tongues in commerce and social life (or emergency services of the state).
One cannot begrudge singers' fees of SFr 20,000 (Pounds 9,200) a night if the market is willing to pay. But it would help if they sang a decent evening's music.
Several residents said they didn't begrudge paying the tribe something extra.