Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

close with a buck

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.99 in modern English

Syllables: close with- a buck
IPA

30

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

2

Syllables

13

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Prudent in the expenditure of money; frugal; parsimonious.

Informal

Example Sentences

"And even with a personal fortune worth upward of $700 million, Buffett is still close with a buck; once urged by other members of his golfing foursome to double their bet of $1 a hole, he prudently replied: "Based on the way we're playing today, it wouldn't be a good bet.""
"Warhol […] was famously close with a buck, but prints he made as part of fundraisers for the 1983 Olympics and in advance of the 2000 millennium indicate he had some heart for causes."
"Most of his time was spent building a new house on the Stockholm outskirts, serving as an ambassador for last year’s world championships in Sweden and — always close with a buck — dabbling in cautious financial investments."

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

closer with a buck (comparative) closest with a buck (superlative)

Synonyms

frugal

Questions

What does close with a buck mean?: Prudent in the expenditure of money; frugal; parsimonious.

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