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What is the difference between frugal and cheapskate
and penny-pincher ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
What is the difference between frugal and cheapskate
and penny-pincher ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
and penny-pincher ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
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- English (US)
The last two mean the same thing and are more informal names for cheap people. Frugal is a more formal adjective to describe a person who is sparing with their money.
“She was very frugal when choosing a restaurant that wouldn’t cost too much to dine at.”
“He was a cheapskate/penny-pincher for not buying his friends birthday gifts when he had plenty of money.”
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@shea_w Thank you very much! So it sounds like cheapskate and penny-pincher have negative meanings but frugal does not.
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