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Definitions for scrimp
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Princeton's WordNet
scrimp, stint, skimpverb
subsist on a meager allowance
"scratch and scrimp"
Wiktionary
scrimpnoun
A pinching miser; a niggard.
scrimpverb
To make too small or short; to scant; to contract; to shorten.
To scrimp the pattern of a coat.
scrimpverb
To limit or straiten; to put on short allowance.
scrimpverb
To be frugal.
scrimpadjective
Short; scanty; curtailed.
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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
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
Scrimpadjective
short; scanty; curtailed
Scrimpnoun
a pinching miser; a niggard
Etymology: [Cf. Dan. skrumpe, G. schrumpfen, D. krimpen. Cf. Shrimp, Shrink.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
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
scrimp
Scant. A word used in the north; as, a scrimp wind, a very light breeze.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of scrimp in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of scrimp in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
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