scrimp

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /skɹɪmp/

Noun

scrimp (plural scrimps)

1. A pinching miser; a niggard.

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:miser

Verb

scrimp (scrimps, present participle scrimping; past and past participle scrimped)

1. (transitive) To make too small or short.

   To scrimp the pattern of a coat.

   Synonyms: scant, contract, shorten

2. (transitive) To limit or straiten; to put on short allowance.
3. (intransitive) To be frugal.

Related terms

• scrimp and save
• scrimper

Adjective

scrimp

1. Short; scanty; curtailed.

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