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scrimp Definition


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scrimp
verb
    intr
    scrimped, scrimping
    1. To live economically; to be frugal or sparing.
      Thesaurus: economize, save, stint, pinch; Antonym: spend.
Derivative: scrimpiness
noun
    Derivative: scrimpy
    adj
      Idiom: scrimp and save
        To be sparing and niggardly, often out of necessity.
      Etymology: 18c: related to Swedish and Danish skrumpen shrivelled.



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