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scrooge

/skruːdʒ/

Traduction: Nom désignant une personne égoïste ou avare qui refuse de donner ou de dépenser de l'argent, souvent de manière mesquine.

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noun

/skruːdʒ/B2formal
  • frNom désignant une personne égoïste ou avare qui refuse de donner ou de dépenser de l'argent, souvent de manière mesquine.

A noun referring to a selfish or miserly person who is unwilling to give or spend money.

  1. Miserly personB2informal

    A person who is extremely stingy and unwilling to spend money or share resources.

    frPersonne avare

    • My boss is such a scrooge; he never gives us a holiday bonus.
    • Don't be a scrooge—chip in for the office gift.
    • The old man was known as a scrooge who hoarded his wealth.

    Synonymescheapskatemiserpenny pincherskinflinttightwad

    Antonymesphilanthropistspenderspendthrift

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  • scrooges' possessive plural form
  • scrooge's possessive singular form
Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset · 0.3.1

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