noun
- a miserly person who is reluctant to spend money
Usage: often capitalized when referring to the Dickens character
verb
- to act in a miserly way; to be stingy with money
Usage: informal
Examples
- Don’t be such a scrooge – it’s only a few dollars for charity.
- The old scrooge refused to give his employees a Christmas bonus.
- She’s scrooging again, counting every penny twice.
- My uncle is a real Scrooge when it comes to family gifts.
- Stop scrooging and enjoy your vacation money.
- The landlord was known as the neighborhood scrooge.
- He scrooged his way through college, saving every cent.