scrimp
IPA: skrˈɪmp
noun
- A pinching miser; a niggard.
verb
- (transitive) To make too small or short.
- (transitive) To limit or straiten; to put on short allowance.
- (intransitive) To be frugal.
adjective
- Short; scanty; curtailed.
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Examples of "scrimp" in Sentences
- She scrimped to save more money.
- Congress is terrified of scrimping on it.
- This thrifty wedding didn't scrimp on fun.
- Europeans scrimp on gifts during the holiday.
- They scrimp and save to buy a shoe polish kit.
- Parents scrimp on essentials to pay for Christmas.
- But if there are things she can scrimp on, it's makeup.
- It will inevitably be much longer, even if we scrimp on detail.
- I've known parents to scrimp and save so their children can get a first class education.
- I refuse to scrimp on the price I pay to produce it and the results speak for themselves.
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