scrimp

/skษนษชmp/

IPA: /S K R IH1 M P/

noun
  1. 1

    A pinching miser; a niggard.

verb
  1. 1

    To make too small or short.

    โ€œTo scrimp the pattern of a coat.โ€

    syn:contractscantshorten
  2. 2

    To limit or straiten; to put on short allowance.

  3. 3

    To be frugal.

adjective
  1. 1

    Short; scanty; curtailed.

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