Meaning & use
Scrimp
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To be extremely frugal or sparing, especially by spending as little money as possible.
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They scrimped and saved for years to afford their first house.
We had to scrimp on groceries during the lean winter months.
A note on using this word
Often paired with 'save' in the fixed phrase 'scrimp and save,' emphasizing prolonged financial thrift.
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