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scrimp
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
scrimp
(verb)
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scrimp
/
ˈ
skrɪmp/
verb
scrimps
;
scrimped
;
scrimping
scrimp
/
ˈ
skrɪmp/
verb
scrimps
;
scrimped
;
scrimping
Learner's definition of SCRIMP
[
no object
]
:
to spend as little money as you can
:
to be careful about spending money
They
scrimped and saved
for their big vacation.
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