scrimps

/S K R IH1 M P S/
noun
  1. 1

    A pinching miser; a niggard.

verb
  1. 1

    To make too small or short.

    “To scrimp the pattern of a coat.”

    syn:contractscantshorten
  2. 2

    To limit or straiten; to put on short allowance.

  3. 3

    To be frugal.

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