Intend to be tight-fisted (4)
I believe the answer is:
mean
I believe this clue is a double definition.
'intend' is the first definition.
(I know that intend can be written as mean)
'tight-fisted' is the second definition.
(both can mean miserly)
'to be' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for mean that I've seen before include "Stingy; Scrooge-like" , "Norm" , "show" , "Aim - low - average" , "Signify; tight" .)