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SCRIMP Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
1. to be stingy in providing for 2. to make too small, short, or scanty intransitive verb : to be frugal or stingy www.merriam-webster.com
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SCRIMP | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary
to save money by spending less than is necessary to reach an acceptable standard: There is a risk that the debt-ridden airline may be tempted to scrimp ... dictionary.cambridge.org
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scrimp - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
transitive, sometimes with on) To make too small or short; to shortchange. en.wiktionary.org
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▪ I. scrimp, a. and adv. (skrɪmp) [This and the related scrimp v. first appear in the 18th c. The origin is obscure; cognate forms are Sw., Da. skrumpen shrivelled, MHG. schrimpfen (Mid.Ger. schrimpen str. vb.) to contract, trans. to wrinkle up (the nose), G. schrumpfen to shrivel; also shrimp n., i... Oxford English Dictionary
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scrimp / skimp - Commonly confused words - Vocabulary.com
Scrimp is the saving side of the coin. As an adjective, it means meager, scanty. To scrimp is to be sparing with or thrifty; to save slowly and with difficulty. www.vocabulary.com
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Synonyms of scrimp - Merriam-Webster Thesaurus
Synonyms for SCRIMP: save, economize, conserve, spare, skimp, manage, preserve, pinch; Antonyms of SCRIMP: waste, spend, squander, lavish, ... www.merriam-webster.com
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scrimp
scrimp/skrɪmp; skrɪmp/ v(idm 习语) scrimp and save manage to live on very little money, esp so as to afford sth 节衣缩食, 节省（尤指为攒钱） We had to scrimp and save to pay the bills. 我们得省吃俭用来付帐. 牛津英汉双解词典
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scrimp | definition for kids - Wordsmyth Children's Dictionary
definition: to save in every way possible; to spend very little. Yoko scrimped and saved until she had enough money to buy a car. similar words: · economize ... kids.wordsmyth.net
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SCRIMP Definition & Meaning - Dictionary.com
to keep on short allowance; provide sparingly for. to scrimp their elderly parents. scrimp. / skrɪmp /. verb. to be very economical or sparing in the use ... www.dictionary.com
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159 Synonyms & Antonyms for SCRIMP | Thesaurus.com
Scrimp means to economize, similar to cut back, skimp, conserve, curtail, and save. www.thesaurus.com
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SCRIMP definition in American English - Collins Dictionary
1. to make too small, short, etc.; skimp 2. to treat stingily; stint verb intransitive 3. to be sparing and frugal; try to make ends meet; economize. www.collinsdictionary.com
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Scrumpy
Other claimed derivations include a noun scrimp with the same meaning, derived from a verb scrump, meaning "to steal fruit". wikipedia.org
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'I'm an 18-year-old Canadian student – and I scrimp by on ...
9 hours ago — ... year, depending on how many hours I do. ... weeks, and then I only buy necessities. ... A day of very little, which is always good at the end of a ...
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scrimped
scrimped, ppl. a. (skrɪmpt) Also 8 Sc. scrimpit, -et. [f. scrimp v. + -ed1.] Stinted, contracted, narrow.1725 Ramsay Gentle Sheph. i. i, A Mind that's scrimpit never wants some Care. 1786 Burns Ep. to J. S. iii, That auld, capricious carlin, Nature, To mak amends for scrimpet stature, She's turn'd y... Oxford English Dictionary
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