Canadian English Meaning of scrimp

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Definitions and Meaning of scrimp in English

Wordnet

scrimp (v)

subsist on a meager allowance

Webster

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.

Webster

scrimp (a.)

Short; scanty; curtailed.

Webster

scrimp (n.)

A pinching miser; a niggard.

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scrimp

subsist on a meager allowanceTo make too small or short; to limit or straiten; to put on short allowance; to scant; to contract; to shorten; as, to scrimp the p

conserve,economize,save,skimp,spare,manage,pinch,preserve,scrape,cutback

lavish,spend,squander,Waste,hit,dissipate,misspend,run through,waste,splash out

scrimmage line => Scrimmage line, scrimmage => scrimmage, scrimer => Fencer, scrim => Scrim, scriggle => scribble,