cheapskate
/ˈtʃiːpskeɪt/noun
उच्चारण चीप्स्केट
कंजूस, मक्खीचूस
Core word
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[C] informal, disapproving
a person who does not like to spend money
कंजूस, मक्खीचूस
- Don't be such a cheapskate, pay for your share of the dinner!
- He is too much of a cheapskate to buy anyone a gift.
- The cheapskate left a tiny tip at the restaurant.
+ 2 more examples
- Her brother is such a cheapskate that he never buys a round of tea.
- Nobody wants to travel with a cheapskate who argues over every rupee.
Synonyms miser skinflint penny-pincher niggard scrooge
Opposite spendthrift
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
a cheapskate (countable, informal)
Cheapskate is a countable, informal noun for a person who hates spending money, especially on others.
Cheapskate वह countable, informal noun है जो उस व्यक्ति के लिए है जो खर्च करना, खासकर दूसरों पर, नापसंद करता है।
- My uncle is a cheapskate who never tips the waiter.
- Don't be a cheapskate; buy her a gift.
call sb a cheapskate
It is an insulting word, so it is used among friends or in anger rather than in formal writing.
यह अपमानजनक शब्द है, इसलिए इसका प्रयोग दोस्तों के बीच या गुस्से में होता है, औपचारिक लेखन में नहीं।
- The boys called him a cheapskate for hiding his wallet.
cheapskate vs economical / thrifty
Thrifty and economical praise careful spending, but cheapskate criticises a person who is unfairly stingy.
Thrifty और economical सोच-समझकर खर्च करने की प्रशंसा करते हैं, जबकि cheapskate अनुचित कंजूसी की निंदा करता है।
- She is thrifty, not a cheapskate; she always shares.
cheapskate (plural cheapskates)
The plural simply adds -s; there is no change in spelling.
Plural में केवल -s जुड़ता है; वर्तनी में कोई बदलाव नहीं होता।
- The cheapskates in the group paid the least.
+Collocations 4
adjective + cheapskate
tight-fistedtotalrealnotoriousstingy
- Our landlord is a real cheapskate about repairs.
verb + cheapskate
callact likebeavoidbehave like
- Don't act like a cheapskate at your sister's wedding.
cheapskate + behaviour
refuses to shareavoids payinghaggles overhides the walletsplits the bill
- The cheapskate haggled over even a five-rupee bill.
cheapskate + noun phrase
cheapskate unclecheapskate bosscheapskate landlordcheapskate customer
- The cheapskate customer argued for ten minutes over two rupees.
“More examples 6
- He is such a cheapskate that he walks to save the bus fare.
वह इतना कंजूस है कि बस का किराया बचाने के लिए पैदल चलता है।
- Radhika called her cousin a cheapskate for bringing no gift to the party.
राधिका ने अपने चचेरे भाई को पार्टी में कोई उपहार न लाने पर कंजूस कहा।
- The cheapskates at our table left without paying their share.
हमारी मेज के कंजूस लोग अपना हिस्सा दिए बिना चले गए।
- Nobody likes a cheapskate who never helps pay for the picnic.
जो व्यक्ति पिकनिक का खर्च बाँटने में कभी साथ नहीं देता, उसे कोई पसंद नहीं करता।
- Don't be a cheapskate; spend a little on good books.
कंजूस मत बनो; अच्छी पुस्तकों पर थोड़ा खर्च करो।
- Being careful with money is wise, but a cheapskate makes others uncomfortable.
पैसे के प्रति सावधान रहना समझदारी है, पर कंजूस व्यक्ति दूसरों को असहज कर देता है।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ He is cheapskate who never pays.
✓ He is a cheapskate who never pays.
A singular countable noun needs an article.
Singular countable noun से पहले article आवश्यक है।