scotch
- adjective
- /skɑtʃ/
- UK
- He is quite scotch when it comes to spending money.
Examples
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Don't be so scotch with your resources!
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His scotch approach to life helped him save enough to buy a house.
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She prepared a scotch dinner with simple ingredients and no waste.
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The family was known for their scotch habits, always looking for ways to save money.
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His scotch habits allowed him to save money for his dream vacation.
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She always takes a scotch approach, only buying what she truly needs.
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The team's scotch use of resources during the project impressed their manager.
Synonyms
Avoiding waste when spending money
Careful about spending money and not wasting things
Not using much money or resources and avoiding waste
Being careful with money and things to avoid wasting them
A person who does not like to spend money
Careful about using things so you do not waste them
Not willing to give or spend much
Antonyms
- Formal
Spends money or uses resources wastefully and shows little care about right and wrong
Compounds
A strong drink from Scotland made from malted barley and aged in wooden barrels
- US
A medium to large pine tree with two needles per cluster and reddish brown flaky bark
- UK
A shrub with slender green branches and bright yellow flowers often grown in gardens
A hard-boiled egg wrapped in sausage, coated with breadcrumbs, then fried or baked and eaten cold as a snack
- UK
A medium large pine tree from northern Europe and Asia with two needles on each leaf and red-brown flaky bark
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
A small, thick pancake cooked on a griddle and often eaten for breakfast or tea
How Frugal
Surface Forms
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.