Definition of Skinflint

a person who spends as little money as possible

Examples of Skinflint in a sentence

The skinflint refused to spend money, even on things that are necessary.  🔊

A hardnosed skinflint, the penny-pincher refused to pay full price for anything.  🔊

The woman’s husband is a skinflint and refuses to give her money for groceries or utilities.  🔊

Scrooge was a skinflint who refused to spend a dime on anyone but himself.  🔊

An extreme miser, the skinflint was disliked in the neighborhood because he never gave to charity.  🔊

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