TALKING ABOUT MONEY
One of many different slang words for “money” is DOUGH. Here is the list of some words and slang expressions about spending money and about people’s attitude to it, supplemented by snippets of possible conversations:
Chintzy or stingy (adj )— unwilling to pay money
Nickel-and-dime (adj) — having or involving small amounts of money
Big spender (noun) — a person who spends a lot of money
Cheapskate /Tightwad (noun) — a person who avoids spending money
Chicken feed (noun) — a small amount of money
Deep pockets — lots of money
Dough (noun) — money
Smacker (noun) — a dollar
Gold digger (noun) — someone who is interested in others mainly for their money
Moneybags (noun) — a rich person
Set sb back (phrasal verb) — cost someone
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