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to scrunge some money

to scrunge some money

9.9
Get small amounts of money by asking other people or finding coins
  • phrasal verb
  • Slang
translation icon : conseguir dinero
  • He had to scrunge some money from his friends to pay the rent.

Examples

  • She managed to scrunge some money to buy a train ticket home.

  • After losing his wallet, Tom tried to scrunge some money for lunch.

  • Can you scrunge some money for the trip?

  • I need to scrunge some money for my new bike.

  • After losing his wallet, Tom tried to scrunge some money to buy lunch from his friends.

  • He had to scrunge some money by asking his coworkers to help pay his rent.

  • She managed to scrunge some money from her friends to buy a train ticket home.

Synonyms

to scrape
vsto scrunge some money
56 5.7

To get together a small amount of money with difficulty

emphasizes getting money by asking others or finding small sums
to scrape together
vsto scrunge some money
12 6.1

Gather small amounts of money or supplies with difficulty

relies more on asking others or finding small amounts
to scrape up
vsto scrunge some money
5 4.8

Get a small amount of money or help with difficulty

focuses more on asking or finding rather than gradual gathering
to scrounge
vsto scrunge some money
  • Informal
4 7.0

To get things by asking others without giving anything in return

includes also finding small amounts, not only asking people
to ask for change
vsto scrunge some money
3 4.4

To request small amounts of money from people on the street

covers both asking and finding small amounts beyond public requests
to schnorr
vsto scrunge some money
  • Offensive
9.9

To get things like food or rides by asking others and not paying

can include honest finding of small amounts, not only begging
to wrangle funds
vsto scrunge some money
7.0

To get money by asking people and working hard

is more informal and includes simple asking or finding small amounts

Antonyms

to earn
780 1.0

To get money for work you do or from a business

How Difficult

to save up
87 2.6
to earn
780 1.0
to scrunge some money
  • Slang
9.9
to beg
153 1.0

Surface Forms

scrunge some money infinitive
scrunged some money past
scrunged some money past participle
scrunging some money present participle
scrunges some money third person singular

Morphology

scrunge + some + money

The verb 'scrunge' is dialectal/slang and not a transparent, compositional English verb, so a B1 learner who only knows the literal words 'some' and 'money' would not be able to derive the sense 'gather with difficulty' from the parts. The noun phrase 'some money' is clear, but the crucial action meaning is unpredictable and language-specific, making the whole expression effectively idiomatic to learners.

Etymology

Scrunge some money may come from the image of the verb scrunge meaning to scrape together small coins or to 'scrounge' for money, like collecting loose change or asking friends for a little cash. So, it now means 'to get money with difficulty, often by asking others or finding small amounts'.