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скупой — meaning in English

skupoy

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English meaning

  • avaricious adj Actuated by avarice; extremely greedy for wealth or material gain; immoderately desirous of accumulating property.
  • cheap adj Costing little money.
  • greedy adj Wanting or taking more than one needs, especially money, food, or power.
  • mean verb To intend or have in mind as a purpose.
  • miserly adj Unwilling to spend money even when it would be reasonable to.
  • niggardly adj Withholding for the sake of meanness; stingy, miserly.
  • parsimonious adj Exhibiting parsimony; sparing in the expenditure of money; frugal, possibly to excess.
  • penurious adj Miserly; excessively cheap.
  • spare adjective Extra; kept in reserve in case it is needed.
  • stingy adj Unwilling to spend, give, or share; miserly.

Senses

скупой is used for these senses in English:

  • avaricious Actuated by avarice; extremely greedy for wealth or material gain; immoderately desirous of accumulating property.
  • cheap (informal, chiefly, derogatory) Stingy; mean; excessively frugal.
  • churlish Stingy or grudging.
  • greedy Having greed; consumed by selfish desires.
  • mean (chiefly, UK) Ungenerous; stingy; tight-fisted.
  • miserly Like a miser, very or objectionably cautious with money.
  • niggardly Withholding for the sake of meanness; stingy, miserly.
  • parsimonious Exhibiting parsimony; sparing in the expenditure of money; frugal, possibly to excess.

cheap — full definition

  1. adj Costing little money.
  2. adj Of poor quality, as if made to save money rather than to last.
  3. adj Unwilling to spend money; stingy.
  4. adj Achieved through unfair or underhanded means.

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