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scrimp [skrɪmp]lésiner;∎ she scrimps on food elle lésine sur la nourriture;∎ to scrimp and save économiser sur tout, se serrer la ceinture(children, family) se montrer pingre avec; (food) lésiner sur
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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
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