verb
- past tense of scrimp; to be very economical or frugal, especially by spending as little money as possible
Examples
- She scrimped and saved for years to buy her first house.
- The family scrimped on groceries to pay for their daughter’s college tuition.
- He scrimped on everything except books for his studies.
- They scrimped during the recession but managed to keep their business afloat.
- My grandmother scrimped her whole life and left us a small fortune.
- We scrimped on vacation expenses by camping instead of staying in hotels.