close with one's money

== English == === Adjective === close with a buck (comparative closer with a buck, superlative closest with a buck) (informal) Prudent in the expenditure of money; frugal; parsimonious. 1985, April 1, "Omaha's Plain Dealer," Newsweek (republished from Newsweek Archives, August 17, 2017) (retrieved 22 Nov 2020): 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." ==== Synonyms ==== See Thesaurus:frugal