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scrimp (verb)

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  • scrimp — ► VERB ▪ be thrifty or parsimonious; economize. ORIGIN Scots, «meagre» …   English terms dictionary

  • scrimp — verb (I) to try to save as much money as you can even though you have very little: scrimp and save: We had to scrimp and save to pay for the holiday …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • scrimp — verb I used to criticize my mother for the way she would scrimp Syn: economize, skimp, scrimp and save, save; be thrifty, be frugal, tighten one s belt, cut back, husband one s resources, watch one s pennies, pinch (the) pennies …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • scrimp and save — verb To scrimp greatly; to economize; to live very frugally, particularly when saving for something. I scrimped and saved to buy my first house. Syn: skimp and save …   Wiktionary

  • scrimp — [ skrımp ] verb intransitive to spend money only on what is necessary and save as much as you can: They scrimped and saved for years to buy a house …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • scrimp — verb be thrifty or parsimonious; economize. Origin C18 (in the sense keep short of food ): from Scots scrimp meagre ; perh. related to shrimp …   English new terms dictionary

  • scrimp — verb Etymology: perhaps of Scandinavian origin; akin to Swedish skrympa to shrink, Middle Low German schrempen to contract more at shrimp Date: circa 1774 transitive verb 1. to be stingy in providing for 2. to make too small, short, or scanty… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • scrimp — 1. noun A pinching miser; a niggard. 2. verb a) To make too small or short; to scant; to contract; to shorten. To scrimp the pattern of a coat …   Wiktionary

  • scrimp — UK [skrɪmp] / US verb [intransitive] Word forms scrimp : present tense I/you/we/they scrimp he/she/it scrimps present participle scrimping past tense scrimped past participle scrimped to spend money only on what is necessary and to save as much… …   English dictionary

  • scrimp — /skrɪmp / (say skrimp) verb (t) 1. to be sparing of or in; stint. 2. to keep on short allowance, as of food. –verb (i) 3. to use severe economy: they scrimped on butter as best they could. –adjective 4. scant. {18th century; from scrimp… …  

  • scrimp — [[t]skrɪ̱mp[/t]] scrimps, scrimping, scrimped VERB If you scrimp on things, you live cheaply and spend as little money as possible. [V on n] Scrimping on safety measures can be a false economy... He has had to give up luxuries as he scrimps and… …   English dictionary

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