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scrimping

verb

Meaning

  1. To make too small or short.
  2. To limit or straiten; to put on short allowance.
  3. To be frugal.
  4. An amount saved little by little.

Etymology / origin

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Related words

skimp(English)stint(English)scrimption(English)scrimpt(English)scantling(English)scrap(English)slim pickings(English)squirreling(English)

Descendant words

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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