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close with a buck

adj

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  1. Prudent in the expenditure of money

    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.
    • 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.

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