What does cheap skate mean?
Cheap skate means Someone who stingily avoids spending money..
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/ˈt͡ʃipˌskeɪt/ · noun
Someone who stingily avoids spending money..
He is such a cheapskate, he found that jumper in a dustbin.
My mum is such a cheapskate that she didn't lend me money to go shopping.
Use cheap skate when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Cheap skate means Someone who stingily avoids spending money..
Common synonyms include miser, carl, cheapass, cheapie.
Possible antonyms include spendthrift.
He is such a cheapskate, he found that jumper in a dustbin.
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