scrimps

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Noun

scrimps noun

A pinching miser; a niggard.

Verb

scrimps verb

To make too small or short.“To scrimp the pattern of a coat.”
To limit or straiten; to put on short allowance.
To be frugal.

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Synonyms

contract scant shorten skimp stint ekes skimped lavishes eats underpays dotes spends economizes relies pays defrays forgoes pampers

Rhymes

bumps dumps jumps numps mumps goose bumps pumps stumps trumps clumps

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