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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesavare
Pronunciation / Transliteration: a-vaʁ
"Cet avare refuse de dépenser de l'argent pour chauffer sa maison."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A excessively frugal or stingy person; a miser.
"The local pinch-penny refused to donate even a single dollar to the community charity fund."
- 1
Relating to or characterized by extreme stinginess and unwillingness to spend money.
"They adopted a pinch-penny budget that cut out all non-essential operational expenses."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the verb pinch (in the sense of pressing or squeezing tightly, figuratively hoarding) combined with penny (representing small units of money). Dating back to the late 16th century, the compound idiom graphically describes a person who squeezes their coins so tightly they refuse to part with them.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Pinch-penny" is said worldwide
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avare
Transliteration: a-vaʁ
"Cet avare refuse de dépenser de l'argent pour chauffer sa maison."
Pfennigfuchser
Transliteration: /ˈpfɛnɪçˌfʊksɐ/
"Der alte Pfennigfuchser zählte jedes einzelne Centstück nach."
spilorcio
Transliteration: /spiˈlɔr.tʃo/
"Quel vecchio spilorcio non lascia mai la mancia al ristorante."
tacaño
Transliteration: /taˈka.ɲo/
"No seas tan tacaño y compra una ronda de bebidas para todos."
avarento
Transliteration: /a.vaˈɾẽ.tu/
"O homem avarento guardava todas as suas economias debaixo do colchão."
कंजूस
Transliteration: kanjoos
"वह कंजूस आदमी कभी किसी की मदद नहीं करता।"
吝啬鬼
Transliteration: lìn sè guǐ
"这个吝啬鬼连买瓶水的钱都舍不得花。"
구두쇠
Transliteration: gudusoe
"그 구두쇠는 평생 모은 재산을 사회에 기부했다."
ケチ
Transliteration: kechi
"彼はとてもケチなので、外食をほとんどしません。"
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