Scrimp - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |skrɪmp|  American pronunciation of the word scrimp
Brit.  |skrɪmp|  British pronunciation of the word scrimp

verb

- subsist on a meager allowance (syn: skimp, stint)
scratch and scrimp

Extra examples

They scrimped and saved for their big vacation.

...had to scrimp and save for years in order to be able to afford a house...

Scrimping on safety measures can be a false economy.

They scrimped and saved for years to buy a house.

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: scrimp
he/she/it: scrimps
present participle: scrimping
past tense: scrimped
past participle: scrimped
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