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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scrimped
Verb
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Mom with no symptoms had stage 4 colorectal cancer — and a rare surgery saved her life.—
,
FOXNews.com,
18 Mar. 2026
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Tramon Mark saved the Texas men's basketball season with a clutch jumper in the final seconds Wednesday of the Longhorns' First Four game against North Carolina State.—
American Statesman sports desk,
Austin American Statesman,
18 Mar. 2026
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Families are being spared unimaginable loss.—
Maria Hernandez,
Sun Sentinel,
15 Mar. 2026
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In British Columbia, developers are largely spared the costly litigation endemic in America, and buyers can more easily secure federal financial backing.—
M. Nolan Gray,
The Atlantic,
13 Mar. 2026
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“Scrimped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scrimped. Accessed 19 Mar. 2026.
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