Here are some common terms relating to the lack of money.
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Meaning: Having no money |
| bankrupt |
| broke |
| flat broke |
| bust |
| cash-poor |
| cash-strapped |
| cleaned out |
| destitute |
| impecunious |
| impoverished |
| indigent |
| insolvent |
| in straightened circumstances |
| needy |
| out of pocket |
| penniless |
| poor |
| ruined |
| skint (GB) |
| borasic (slang) |
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Meaning: Not generous |
| cheap |
| frugal |
| mean |
| mingy (GB) |
| niggardly |
| parsimonious |
| penny-pinching |
| skinflint |
| sparing |
| stingy |
| tight |
| tight-fisted |
| ungenerous |
GB=British English
We thank Francis Dixon-Clarke (from
Sao Paulo, Brazil) for his contribution.Ver también: Money - Over 30 Forms of Money
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