noun
- plural of scrooge; miserly, stingy people who are reluctant to spend money
Usage: informal
verb
- third person singular present of scrooge; acts in a miserly or stingy manner
Usage: informal
Examples
- The office scrooges complained about the cost of the holiday party.
- Don’t be such scrooges when it comes to tipping the server.
- Even wealthy scrooges can learn the value of generosity.
- He scrooges every penny and never treats his friends to dinner.
- The company’s scrooges refused to approve the employee bonuses.
- She scrooges on groceries but spends freely on designer clothes.