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cheapskate

/ˈtʃiːp.skeɪt/

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noun

/ˈtʃiːp.skeɪt/B2formal
  • ruСуществительное, обозначающее человека, который не желает тратить деньги, часто чрезмерно бережливого или скупого.

A noun referring to a person who is unwilling to spend money, often excessively frugal or miserly.

  1. Miserly personB2informal

    A person who is extremely unwilling to spend money, often to an unreasonable or excessive degree.

    ruСкряга

    • He's such a cheapskate; he never pays for dinner.
    • Don't be a cheapskate and buy the cheap version that will break.
    • My boss is a cheapskate who refuses to buy new office chairs.

    Synonymsmiserniggardpenny pincherscroogeskinflinttightwad

    Antonymsbig spenderspenderspendthriftsquandererwaster

Forms
  • cheapskates plural form
  • cheapskates' possessive plural form
  • cheapskate's possessive singular form
Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset · 0.3.1

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