knausern

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knausern

[ˈknaʊ̯zɐn]

Rhymes with aʊ̯zɐn

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[1] von Knauser abgeleitet, seit dem 18. Jahrhundert bezeugt

verb knausere · knauserst · knausert · knauserte · knausere!

colloquial, derogatory mit etwas übertrieben sparsam sein Karls Vater knauserte beim Taschengeld.
Similar: geizen, knausrig, knapsen, knickrig, knickern, nichts rausrücken

In English

skimp to make insufficient allowance for; to scant; to scrimp

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@misc{knausern_2026,
  title = {knausern},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/de/knausern},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}