Scrooge — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a selfish person who is unwilling to give or spend

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/skɹˈuːdʒ/

🇬🇧British English

/skɹˈuːdʒ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/skɹˈuːdʒ/

1 syllable Say it as /skɹˈuːdʒ/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

niggard churl skinflint

Word Forms

niggardly

adjective

petty or reluctant in giving or spending

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Geizhals

eine egoistische Person, die nicht bereit ist zu geben oder auszugeben

🇪🇸Spanish

tacaño

una persona egoísta que no está dispuesta a dar o gastar

🇮🇹Italian

Paperone

una persona egoista che non è disposta a dare o spendere

🇳🇱Dutch

vrek

een egoïstisch persoon die niet bereid is te geven of uit te geven

🇵🇹Portuguese

Patinhas

uma pessoa egoísta que não está disposta a dar ou gastar

🇷🇺Russian

Скрудж

эгоистичный человек, который не желает отдавать или тратить

India

🇮🇳Hindi

कंजूस

एक स्वार्थी व्यक्ति जो देने या खर्च करने को तैयार नहीं है

🇧🇩Bengali

স্ক্রুজ

একজন স্বার্থপর ব্যক্তি যিনি দিতে বা ব্যয় করতে অনিচ্ছুক

🇮🇳Tamil

ஸ்க்ரூஜ்

கொடுக்கவோ செலவழிக்கவோ விரும்பாத சுயநலவாதி

🇮🇳Telugu

స్క్రూజ్

ఇవ్వడానికి లేదా ఖర్చు చేయడానికి ఇష్టపడని స్వార్థపరుడు

🇮🇳Marathi

स्क्रूज

एक स्वार्थी व्यक्ती जो देण्यास किंवा खर्च करण्यास तयार नाही

🇮🇳Gujarati

સ્ક્રૂજ

એક સ્વાર્થી વ્યક્તિ જે આપવા અથવા ખર્ચવા તૈયાર નથી

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸ್ಕ್ರೂಜ್

ನೀಡಲು ಅಥವಾ ಖರ್ಚು ಮಾಡಲು ಇಷ್ಟಪಡದ ಸ್ವಾರ್ಥಿ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സ്ക്രൂജ്

കൊടുക്കാനോ ചെലവഴിക്കാനോ തയ്യാറല്ലാത്ത ഒരു സ്വാർത്ഥ വ്യക്തി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਕੂਜ

ਇੱਕ ਸੁਆਰਥੀ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਜੋ ਦੇਣ ਜਾਂ ਖਰਚਣ ਲਈ ਤਿਆਰ ਨਹੀਂ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

بدمعاش

ایک خودغرض شخص جو دینے یا خرچ کرنے کو تیار نہیں ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

守财奴

不愿意付出或花费的自私的人

🇯🇵Japanese

スクルージ

与えることも使うこともしたくない利己的な人

🇰🇷Korean

스크루지

기부하거나 지출을 꺼리는 이기적인 사람

🇻🇳Vietnamese

kẻ cướp bóc

một người ích kỷ không sẵn lòng cho đi hoặc chi tiêu

🇹🇭Thai

สครูจ

คนเห็นแก่ตัวที่ไม่เต็มใจที่จะให้หรือใช้จ่าย

🇮🇩Indonesian

orang kikir

orang egois yang tidak mau memberi atau membelanjakan

🇵🇭Filipino

kuripot

isang makasariling tao na ayaw magbigay o gumastos

🇲🇾Malay

orang gila

seorang yang mementingkan diri sendiri yang tidak mahu memberi atau berbelanja

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

البخيل

شخص أناني غير راغب في العطاء أو الإنفاق

🇮🇷Persian

اسکروج

فردی خودخواه که حاضر به دادن یا خرج کردن نیست

🇹🇷Turkish

hasis

Vermek veya harcamak istemeyen bencil kişi

🇮🇱Hebrew

סקרוג'

אדם אנוכי שלא מוכן לתת או להוציא

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