What does scrooge mean?
Scrooge means A miserly person; a person with an excessive dislike of spending money or other resources..
Scrooge
/skɹuːd͡ʒ/ · noun
Meaning
A miserly person; a person with an excessive dislike of spending money or other resources..
Definitions by Sense
- A miserly person; a person with an excessive dislike of spending money or other resources.
- A person who is grumpy about the Christmas holidays.
- To behave in a greedy or miserly way.
- (UK, US, dialect) To crush or press; to squeeze (past, into, together, etc.).
Example Sentences
Mr. Chairman, $6 million is 15 times more than what the President earns and 30 times more than what a Cabinet Secretary earns. The Christmas Eve announcement of these bonuses was greeted by one commentator by saying the taxpayers got scrooged.
He went back to live in Clayton with dad and tearfully explained to him about Aunt Eliza and her mean, scrooging ways.
[…]corporations scrooging their way out of paying taxes.
So he scraped and scratched and scrabbled and scrooged, then he scrooged again[.]
Synonyms for scrooge
Antonyms for scrooge
Related Words
Word Forms
- scrooges
- scrooging
- scrooged
Usage Notes
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is a synonym for scrooge?
Common synonyms include carl, cheapass, cheapie, cheapskate.
What is the opposite of scrooge?
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
How do you use scrooge in a sentence?
Mr. Chairman, $6 million is 15 times more than what the President earns and 30 times more than what a Cabinet Secretary earns. The Christmas Eve announcement of these bonuses was greeted by one commentator by saying the taxpayers got scrooged.
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