When you scrimp, you get by on very little money. If you scrimp all year long in order to buy tickets to the Stanley Cup finals, you save every last penny to be able to go to those games.
To make too small or short; to limit or straiten; to put on short allowance; to scant; to contract; to shorten;
Verb
subsist on a meager allowance; "scratch and scrimp"
v. t.
To make too small or short; to limit or straiten; to put
on short allowance; to scant; to contract; to shorten; as, to scrimp
the pattern of a coat.
a.
Short; scanty; curtailed.
n.
A pinching miser; a niggard.
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To make too small or short; to limit or straiten; to put on short allowance; to scant; to contract; to shorten;
Short; scanty; curtailed.
A pinching miser; a niggard.
Usage Examples
I think steak is the ultimate comfort food, and if you're going out for one, that isn't the time to scrimp on calories or quality.
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