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scrimp
begrudge, exiguous, husband, make ends meet, pinch pennies, save, scant, scrape and save, scrimpy, spare, stint
Definition
v.
subsist on a meager allowance
Last update: September 1, 2015
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We had to
scrimp
and save to pay for the Kargil operation.
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'Toil an' slave an'
scrimp
an' save--thet's 'bout all we think uv 'n this country.
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* * * * * In the meantime, in the house, Edith had tried to
scrimp
and save, but it was very difficult.
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I jes' sewed an' saved an'
scrimp
ed to git it, an' now it's--busted.
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He ordered twenty cents worth and made me
scrimp
along on sixty cents.
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Chrissy gazed wistfully into the glass as she fastened her yellow
scrimp
old white frock, and sighed.
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You could
scrimp
and save for Nancy's coming out, and then for Kathleen's.'
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