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Princeton's WordNet

  1. scrimp, stint, skimpverb

    subsist on a meager allowance

    "scratch and scrimp"

Wiktionary

  1. scrimpnoun

    A pinching miser; a niggard.

  2. scrimpverb

    To make too small or short; to scant; to contract; to shorten.

    To scrimp the pattern of a coat.

  3. scrimpverb

    To limit or straiten; to put on short allowance.

  4. scrimpverb

    To be frugal.

  5. scrimpadjective

    Short; scanty; curtailed.

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  1. scrimp

    To scrimp refers to the act of being sparing or frugal, particularly when dealing with money or food. These economizing measures are often taken in order to save or avoid waste. It may involve doing without something desired or usually enjoyed, to stick to a very tight budget or limit expenditure.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Scrimpverb

    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

  2. Scrimpadjective

    short; scanty; curtailed

  3. Scrimpnoun

    a pinching miser; a niggard

  4. Etymology: [Cf. Dan. skrumpe, G. schrumpfen, D. krimpen. Cf. Shrimp, Shrink.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Scrimp

    skrimp, v.t. to make too small or short: to limit or shorten: to straiten.—adj. short, scanty.—adj. Scrimp′ed, pinched.—adv. Scrimp′ly, hardly: scarcely.—n. Scrimp′ness.—adj. Scrimp′y, scanty. [A.S. scrimpan; allied to scrimman, to shrink, and scrincan, to shrivel up.]

Dictionary of Nautical Terms

  1. scrimp

    Scant. A word used in the north; as, a scrimp wind, a very light breeze.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of scrimp in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of scrimp in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

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