to scrimp
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7.4
- verb
- /skrɪmp/
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- Sure, maybe we'll have to scrimp and save, but we'll have each other.
- scrimp to save
- scrimp on food
- scrimp on quality
So they'll be stuck in caves trying to survive, scrimping.
- So they'll be stuck in caves trying to survive, scrimping.
Examples
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I'll scrimp and save and work my fingers to the bone.
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Look, every year Americans scrimp and save so they can meet their tax obligations.
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The way I have to scrimp and save...
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You scrimp and save for her.
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And, you know, we had scrimped and saved for a number of years, and we had some seed money.
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Papa and Mama scrimped for a year to pay for my wedding.
Fiction book (1992) -
Now we have generational debt and generations that have to scrimp just to survive.
Blog text (13) -
We'd scrimped and saved for years.
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Remember, you're only going to be out of work temporarily, and scrimping now will pay off in the long run.
Blog text (12) -
To afford their dream vacation, they had to scrimp on groceries for several months.
Synonyms
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5.8
Use less of something than is needed to save money or time
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6.8
Give less of something than is needed to save money or effort
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6.4
Spend less money than usual when you buy something
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7.9
To manage using only small amounts of money at a time
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4.3
To spend less money to save or avoid debt
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7.7
Spend very little money and avoid buying things you do not need
To try very hard not to spend money even when you should
Spend as little money as possible by buying low-quality things
Antonyms
How Thrifty
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word scrimp probably comes from an old word meaning 'make small' or 'short', so it once meant keeping things very small. A helpful way to remember scrimp is to think of shrink: when you scrimp on money you shrink your spending to almost nothing.