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close with a buck en · ADJ
Meanings
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(informal) Prudent in the expenditure of money; frugal; parsimonious.
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: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)Most of his time was spent building a new house on the Stockholm outskirts, serving as an ambassador for last year’s world championships in Sweden and — always close with a buck — dabbling in cautious financial investments.
2014 November 16, Rosie DiManno, “Mats Sundin thankful for those Swedes that paved the way”, in The Star, retrieved 22 Nov 2020:
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frugal