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Scrimp   /skrɪmp/   Listen
Scrimp

verb
(past & past part. scrimped; pres. part. scrimping)
1.
Subsist on a meager allowance.  Synonyms: skimp, stint.






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"Scrimp" Quotes from Famous Books



... not? What's the use o' goin' to the expense of two houses when one'll do, an' when we're both raither scrimp o' the ready? You'll just let me have the parlour. It never was a comf'rable room to sit in, so it don't matter much your givin' it up; it's a good enough sleepin' and smokin' cabin, an' we'll all live together in the kitchen. ...
— The Lighthouse • Robert Ballantyne



Words linked to "Scrimp" :   save, skimp



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