as in saved
to avoid unnecessary waste or expense
had to scrimp and save for years in order to be able to afford a house
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Recent Examples of scrimped
The world-class training facility owes its existence to the dedication of a group of volunteers, who scrimped and saved for well over a decade to get their own curling space.
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Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 10 Feb. 2026
While administrations scrimped, the fleet aged.
—Andy Sheehan, CBS News, 27 Jan. 2026
The power went out intermittently, and families scrimped to get enough food.
—Maggie Doherty, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025
But while independent vendors, including big name designers with relatively small businesses, scrimped and saved and struggled to get by without, Saks Global found the money to pay brands at the tippy top of the fashion pyramid.
—Evan Clark, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 10 Feb. 2026
While administrations scrimped, the fleet aged.
—Andy Sheehan, CBS News, 27 Jan. 2026
The power went out intermittently, and families scrimped to get enough food.
—Maggie Doherty, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025
But while independent vendors, including big name designers with relatively small businesses, scrimped and saved and struggled to get by without, Saks Global found the money to pay brands at the tippy top of the fashion pyramid.
—Evan Clark, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scrimped
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Kahanamoku not only saved lives using his surfboard that fateful day off Corona del Mar, but the use of rescue boards was adopted around the world in the following years because of that rescue.—
Laylan Connelly,
Oc Register,
3 June 2026
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Though locals were relieved to see that the basketball courts were saved, concerns over the redesign remained.—
Amanda Rosa,
Miami Herald,
3 June 2026
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And because daraxonrasib is a pill, patients are spared the burden of going to a facility and being tethered to an IV pump.—
Lisa Jarvis,
Twin Cities,
7 June 2026
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These impacts will likely be more severe in lower- and middle-income countries, but we will not be spared from the increase in food insecurity.—
Wayne Winegarden,
Oc Register,
7 June 2026
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“Scrimped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scrimped. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.
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