close with a buck
close with a buck adjective: prudent in the expenditure of money; frugal; parsimonious.
Adjective
close with a buck (comparative closer with a buck, superlative closest with a buck)
- Prudent in the expenditure of money; frugal; parsimonious.
- And even with a personal fortune worth upward of $700 million, Buffett is still close with a buck; once urged by other members of his golfing foursome to double their bet of $1 a hole, he prudently replied: "Based on the way we're playing today, it wouldn't be a good bet."1985, April 1, "Omaha's Plain Dealer," Newsweek (republished from Newsweek Archives, August 17, 2017) (retrieved 22 Nov 2020)
- Warhol […] was famously close with a buck, but prints he made as part of fundraisers for the 1983 Olympics and in advance of the 2000 millennium indicate he had some heart for causes.2012 June 2, Lennie Bennett, “Warhol prints from Cochran Collection pop at Leepa-Rattner Museum”, in Tampa Bay Times, retrieved 22 Nov 2020
- Synonyms:
- frugal
Synonyms of close with a buck
Forms of close with a buck
| comparative | closer with a buck |
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| superlative | closest with a buck |
Questions about close with a buck
- What does close with a buck mean?
- Close with a buck means prudent in the expenditure of money; frugal; parsimonious.
- What part of speech is close with a buck?
- Close with a buck is an adjective.
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