Meaning & use
Scrounging
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Searching for and collecting things, often by begging, borrowing, or making do, rather than paying for them.
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He spent the afternoon scrounging for spare parts to fix the old bicycle.
The stray cat survived by scrounging scraps from restaurant bins.
A note on using this word
Originally British military slang from World War I, 'scrounge' carries a slightly disreputable, resourceful connotation.
Words with a similar meaning
foragingcadging
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Words with an opposite meaning
purchasing
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