English to Shona Meaning of skinflint - skinflint

Skinflint :

skinflint

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Definitions of skinflint in English

Noun(1) a selfish person who is unwilling to give or spend

Examples of skinflint in English

(1) In other words, give me my gold, you copper-pinching skinflint , or find your own damned specimens from now on.(2) Now remember, this is in skinflint New Hampshire, where a request for money for a new light bulb can cause a knockdown, drag-out debate.(3) Stop being such a skinflint - just buy the thing.(4) Notorious skinflint Scrooge makes an appearance at the Wyvern Theatre on Friday in a bid to raise thousands of pounds for charity.(5) Not that I am a skinflint or unromantic, but it has been refreshing to view the whole event from a neutral standpoint.(6) Their skinflint ways caused R. no small degree of humiliation during her growing years.(7) I'm a skinflint and I don't want to shell out on Dreamweaver.(8) The skinflint and the loan shark are seen as sources of sawbuck salvation and sanctification.(9) The New York Times noted his reputation as ‘the industry's leading skinflint .’(10) Although he's looking to sell it again, Lieberman remains a skinflint .(11) But as I palmed the money through the window the meter went to £9.40, turning me instantly into a skinflint .(12) It's certainly not because I'm a skinflint , production costs and time invested are irrelevant.(13) I was too scared to stand up to them, or to the diner's skinflint owner, who kept finding creative ways to dip into our inadequate tips.(14) I'm not a skinflint , but I would like my bank balance to level out for a week or two.(15) Scots are dispelling their stereotype of being skinflints who hoard their money and live austere lives.(16) So skinflints and kids can get other people to pay for their phone calls through emotional blackmail.

(1) skim ::

skim

(2) skimming pricing ::

skimming Pricing

Synonyms

Noun

1. miser ::

miser

2. penny-pincher ::

sendi-pincher

4. pinchpenny ::

pinchpenny

5. money-grubber ::

mari-grubber

6. cheapskate ::

cheapskate

7. tightwad ::

tightwad

8. piker ::

piker

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