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Definition of scrimp verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

scrimp

verb

NAmE//skrɪmp//

[intransitive]Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they scrimp

he / she / it scrimps

past simple scrimped

-ing form scrimping

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to spend very little money on the things that you need to live, especially so that you can save it to spend on something else They scrimped and saved to give the children a good education.

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