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# skinflint

noun (skinflint, skinflints)

«skinflint» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

A person who hates spending money and is mean with it; a miser. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/skinflint/#m1)

### In the lessons

in the lessons a stingy rich man who keeps his gold and refuses to help others, often a figure the folk-tales make fun of

### Examples

- The old skinflint would not give the poor man a single coin. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/skinflint/#x1)
- Don't be a skinflint; share your sweets. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/skinflint/#x2)
- The skinflint counted his coins every night. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/skinflint/#x3)
- Nobody liked the skinflint who never bought anyone a present. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/skinflint/#x4)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «skinflint» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/skinflint/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«skinflint» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/skinflint.html) on Mova free.