Examples of using "Tacaño" in a sentence and their english translations:
What a cheapskate!
Don't be mean.
You are a mean person.
Tom seems mean.
Tom is miserly.
He is very stingy with his money.
Tom is very stingy.
Don't be stingy.
You're a penny-pincher.
- He is very stingy with his money.
- He's very stingy.
Tom is very stingy.
I'm price sensitive, I'm kind of cheap,
There's a fine line between being frugal and being cheap.
It is true he is rich, but he is a miser.
But this is not just penny pinching.
In the Netherlands, it is the custom that, when during the construction of a house the highest point has been reached and the roof is ready for tiling, the client treats the construction workers to so-called "tile beer" to celebrate this. A flag is then placed on the ridge of the house. If the client is too stingy to treat, not a flag, but a broom is placed.