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scotch

scotch

9.3
Careful not to spend much money
  • adjective
  • /skɑtʃ/
  • UK
translation icon : ahorrador
  • He is quite scotch when it comes to spending money.

Examples

  • Don't be so scotch with your resources!

  • His scotch approach to life helped him save enough to buy a house.

  • She prepared a scotch dinner with simple ingredients and no waste.

  • The family was known for their scotch habits, always looking for ways to save money.

  • His scotch habits allowed him to save money for his dream vacation.

  • She always takes a scotch approach, only buying what she truly needs.

  • The team's scotch use of resources during the project impressed their manager.

Synonyms

careful
vsscotch
38 1.0

Avoiding waste when spending money

is more informal and focused specifically on frugal behaviour
frugal
vsscotch
31 4.9

Careful about spending money and not wasting things

is similar but more informal in tone
economical
vsscotch
23 3.8

Not using much money or resources and avoiding waste

is a more informal way to express that careful use
thrifty
vsscotch
10 4.4

Being careful with money and things to avoid wasting them

is the informal variant conveying similar careful money use
tightfisted
vsscotch
  • Offensive
1 8.0

A person who does not like to spend money

is milder and more casual than that harsh stingy sense
sparing
vsscotch
1 3.9

Careful about using things so you do not waste them

is similar but more informal in tone
stinting
vsscotch
7.8

Not willing to give or spend much

is less judgmental and more informal than that withholding tone

Antonyms

48 3.0

Using more money or things than you need

20 7.1

Spending much more money than is needed

profligate
  • Formal
8 9.6

Spends money or uses resources wastefully and shows little care about right and wrong

Compounds

A drink made from Scotch whisky and club soda with ice

5 1.0

A clear sticky tape used to attach or fix paper and small items

1 3.6

A strong drink from Scotland made from malted barley and aged in wooden barrels

1 6.4

A medium to large pine tree with two needles per cluster and reddish brown flaky bark

A plant with spikes of white flowers that grows in the mountains of Europe

9.0

A shrub with slender green branches and bright yellow flowers often grown in gardens

5.6

A thick Scottish soup that has meat, vegetables, and pearl barley

A hard-boiled egg wrapped in sausage, coated with breadcrumbs, then fried or baked and eaten cold as a snack

7.6

A medium large pine tree from northern Europe and Asia with two needles on each leaf and red-brown flaky bark

9.9

A small bush with bitter, fragrant leaves that grows in wet places

9.8

A small butterscotch candy shaped like a kiss with a soft marshmallow center

Scotch terrier
  • Archaic
4.1

A small Scottish dog with long rough fur and ears and tail that stand up

A tall plant with sharp spines and pale purple flowers that spreads quickly

A small tree with long hanging groups of yellow flowers often grown in gardens

A strong drink made in Scotland from malted barley and aged in wooden casks

A plant with bright yellow or orange flowers often grown in gardens and used in herbal teas

8.8

A light, steady mist like gentle rain that makes everything slightly wet

A small, thick pancake cooked on a griddle and often eaten for breakfast or tea

Scotch woodcock
  • Archaic
9.8

A dish of creamy scrambled eggs on toast spread with anchovy paste

How Frugal

miserly
3 7.9
stingy
26 5.2
scotch
  • UK
9.3
thrifty
10 4.4
economical
23 3.8

Surface Forms

scotch positive

Etymology

A helpful way to remember the adjective scotch meaning 'frugal' is to think of 'cutting back' on spending, like making small cuts to save money. That's why someone described as scotch is careful and does not waste.