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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Scrimp \Scrimp\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Scrimped (?; 215); p. pr.
& vb. n. Scrimping.] [Cf. Dan. skrumpe, G. schrumpfen, D.
krimpen. Cf. Shrimp, Shrink.]
To make too small or short; to limit or straiten; to put on
short allowance; to scant; to contract; to shorten; as, to
scrimp the pattern of a coat.
Scrimp and save. Economize and save the money not spent.
[1913 Webster]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Scrimp \Scrimp\, a.
Short; scanty; curtailed.
[1913 Webster]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Scrimp \Scrimp\, n.
A pinching miser; a niggard. [U.S.]
[1913 Webster]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Scrimp \Scrimp\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Scrimped (?; 215); p. pr.
& vb. n. Scrimping.] [Cf. Dan. skrumpe, G. schrumpfen, D.
krimpen. Cf. Shrimp, Shrine.]
To make too small or short; to limit or straiten; to put on
short allowance; to scant; to contract; to shorten; as, to
scrimp the pattern of a coat.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Scrimp \Scrimp\, a.
Short; scanty; curtailed.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Scrimp \Scrimp\, n.
A pinching miser; a niggard. [U.S.]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]
scrimp
v : subsist on a meager allowance; "scratch and scrimp" [syn: stint,
skimp]
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
scrimp
a.
Short; scanty; curtailed.
n.
A pinching miser; a niggard.
vb.
1 (lb en transitive) To make too small or short.
2 (lb en transitive) To limit or straiten; to put on short allowance.
3 (lb en intransitive) To be frugal.
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
scrimp
a.
Short; scanty; curtailed.
n.
A pinching miser; a niggard.
vb.
1 (lb en transitive) To make too small or short.
2 (lb en transitive) To limit or straiten; to put on short allowance.
3 (lb en intransitive) To be frugal.
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
scrimp
a.
Short; scanty; curtailed.
n.
A pinching miser; a niggard.
vb.
1 (lb en transitive) To make too small or short.
2 (lb en transitive) To limit or straiten; to put on short allowance.
3 (lb en intransitive) To be frugal.
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
scrimp
a.
Short; scanty; curtailed.
n.
A pinching miser; a niggard.
vb.
1 (lb en transitive) To make too small or short.
2 (lb en transitive) To limit or straiten; to put on short allowance.
3 (lb en intransitive) To be frugal.
From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]
Scrimp /skɹˈɪmp/
قلّل
From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]
scrimp //skɹɪmp//
скъпя се
to be frugal
From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
scrimp /skɹˈɪmp/
skrblit
From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
scrimp /skɹˈɪmp/
šetřit
From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
scrimp /skɹˈɪmp/
skrblit
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
scrimp /skɹˈɪmp/
sparen
Note: bei etw., knapsen
Note: mit/bei etw.
"scrimp and save for sth." - sich etw. mühsam ersparen, sich etw. vom Munde absparen
"I scrimped and saved for every penny I now have." - Ich habe mir jeden Cent, den ich besitze, mühsam erspart.
"They scrimped and saved for years to buy their own home." - Sie haben jahrelang jeden Groschen gespart, um sich ein eigenes Haus kaufen zu können.
see: scrimping, scrimped
Note: on sth.
From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 : [ freedict:eng-hin ]
scrimp /skɹˈɪmp/
1. मितव्ययी होना
"We had to scrimp and save to pay for the Kargil operation."
From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 : [ freedict:eng-hrv ]
scrimp /skɹˈɪmp/
škrtariti
From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 : [ freedict:eng-hun ]
scrimp /skɹˈɪmp/
1. szûkmarkú
2. hiányos
3. szegényes
4. szûkre szabott
5. szûken mért
6. krajcároskodó
7. fukar
8. kicsi
9. garasos
10. spórolós
From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 : [ freedict:eng-tur ]
scrimp /skɹˈɪmp/
1. fazla veya dar kesmek
2. aşırı tutumlu olmak cimrilik etmek.
From IPA:en_US : [ IPA:en_US ]
/ˈskɹɪmp/
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 : [ moby-thesaurus ]
31 Moby Thesaurus words for "scrimp":
begrudge, economize, enforce economies, exiguous, famish, grudge,
husband, keep within compass, live upon nothing, make ends meet,
manage, pinch, pinch pennies, poor, put something aside, save,
save up, scamp, scant, scanty, scrape, scrape and save, scratch,
screw, scrimpy, skimp, skimpy, spare, sparse, starve, stint
From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary : [ stardic ]
v. 过度缩减，吝啬
From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary : [ xdict ]
vt. 过度缩减
vi. 节省
a. 不足的,吝啬的
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