scrimp
scrimp
verbDefinition of SCRIMP
to avoid unnecessary waste or expense <had to scrimp and save for years in order to be able to afford a house>
Related Words conserve, husband, maintain, manage, preserve; scrape; cut back, cut down, retrench; hoard, lay up
Near Antonyms blow, dissipate, fritter (away), lavish, misspend, run through, spend, squander, throw away; splurge
Antonyms waste
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