scrimped; scrimping; scrimps
: to be frugal or stingy
Examples of scrimp in a Sentence
They scrimped and saved for their big vacation.
had to scrimp and save for years in order to be able to afford a house
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Kang Ha-neul plays a young man who has been scrimping and saving his whole life to buy his own apartment, only to discover that living so close to strangers brings its own problems.
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PC Magazine, 18 July 2025
Like this sorority of martyrs, Molly sacrificed, scrimped, and saved.
—Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 9 June 2025
To her, people who scrimped and saved and eked out a mean existence were as idiotic as people who got themselves into debt.
—Yiyun Li, New Yorker, 15 June 2025
Denzel Washington confronts photographer in tense moment at Cannes Film Festival
Watson did not scrimp in the glamour department for her 2013 Cannes debut either.
—Edward Segarra, USA Today, 23 May 2025
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PC Magazine, 18 July 2025
Like this sorority of martyrs, Molly sacrificed, scrimped, and saved.
—Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 9 June 2025
To her, people who scrimped and saved and eked out a mean existence were as idiotic as people who got themselves into debt.
—Yiyun Li, New Yorker, 15 June 2025
Denzel Washington confronts photographer in tense moment at Cannes Film Festival
Watson did not scrimp in the glamour department for her 2013 Cannes debut either.
—Edward Segarra, USA Today, 23 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for scrimp
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“Scrimp.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scrimp. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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scrimp
verb1
: to make too small or short : skimp
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