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    skin·flint
    [ˈskinˌflint]
    noun
    informal
    skinflint (noun) · skinflints (plural noun)
    1. a person who spends as little money as possible; a miser.
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    noun
    1. a person who spends as little money as possible; a miser.
      miser
      penny-pincher
      Scrooge
      pinchpenny
      meanie
      money-grubber
      cheapskate
      tightwad
      tight-arse
      tight-ass
      cheese-parer
      Opposite:
      spendthrift
     
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  1. Person who is unwilling to spend money
    A skinflint is a person who is unwilling to spend money12.
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    The meaning of SKINFLINT is a person who would save, gain, or extort money by any means : miser.

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    skinflint noun [ C ] informal disapproving uk / ˈskɪn.flɪnt / us / ˈskɪn.flɪnt / Add to word list Add to word list a person who is unwilling to spend money: He's a real skinflint.

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    Skinflint - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms

    A skinflint is someone who only shops at bargain stores, never orders dessert, and in general hates spending money. It's not a nice word, so if you're trying to compliment someone, better to call them "thrifty" or "frugal."

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    What does skinflint mean?
    Get Word of the Day daily email! Why is '-ed' sometimes pronounced at the end of a word? What's the difference between 'fascism' and 'socialism'? The meaning of SKINFLINT is a person who would save, gain, or extort money by any means : miser. How to use skinflint in a sentence.

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    What is a skinflint system?
    A system of relying on a fixed contract sum creates an incentive to skinflint. It has a very small staff and works on a skinflint budget. When an individual is parsimonious and niggardly in his approach to the people who stand in need, he is described as a skinflint.

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    What is the origin of skinflint?
    • Dolly's a bit of an old skinflint. • Grandad went to work for a farmer who was rather an old skinflint. • We waited for the old skinflint to find his wallet and pay us our money. Origin skinflint (1600-1700) From the idea of people who so hate spending money that they would remove the outer part of a stone to try to make some gain

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    What does skin flint mean?
    From the phrase skin a flint (“go to extreme lengths for the sake of gain or economy”), from the brittleness and hardness of flint which makes it almost impossible to remove just its skin without shattering it. skinflint (plural skinflints) One who is excessively stingy or cautious with money; a tightwad; a miser.

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    How do you use Skinflint in a sentence?
    Now let’s look at some examples of skinflint in a handful of sentences to show you how it fits within a conversation. John was such a skinflint that he reused his teabags at least three times each. The millionaire, surprisingly, lived like a shrivelled skinflint, driving an old car and living in a modest house.

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    What does a skinflint look like?
    The same night the old skinflint and the lady of the iron-gray ringlets found themselves alone at a table, eating of the same dishes. I call it getting a bit on account by forcing the hand of a skinflint. They say he is rich, and a skinflint. To be sure, there are some of them who look like pickpockets, knaves, swindlers, skinflints.

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