Descriptions & Equivalents
- bargain-priced
- being nickel-and-dimed
- bleed you to death with his parsimony
- budget-conscious
- budget-minded
- cheap bastard
- cheap date
- cheapskating
- chintzy
- comparatively paltry payment
- cut-rate
- dirt cheap
- economizing
- extreme couponing
- generic brands
- jumped over dollars to save pennies
- knows how to squeeze a penny
- let's not break the bank
- loves a bargain
- make a penny scream
- modestly priced
- moocher
- orders water and crackers
- saved a few bucks where he could
- shoe-string budget
- skimps on everything
- sneaking candy into the movies
- squeezes a nickel 'til the buffalo poops
- stretch your dollars
- tight-fisted
- tightwad
- uses only half a paper plate at a time
- wallet-friendly
Cheap. Not worth much money or does not want to spend much money. Some people called Tom cheap because he saved his pennies whenever he could.
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