scrimp

verb

/skrɪmp/

[intransitive]

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they scrimp	/skrɪmp/ /skrɪmp/
he / she / it scrimps	/skrɪmps/ /skrɪmps/
past simple scrimped	/skrɪmpt/ /skrɪmpt/
past participle scrimped	/skrɪmpt/ /skrɪmpt/
-ing form scrimping	/ˈskrɪmpɪŋ/ /ˈskrɪmpɪŋ/

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to spend very little money on the things that you need to live, especially so that you can save it to spend on something else省吃俭用，节衣缩食（尤指为了攒钱）
- They scrimped and saved to give the children a good education.他们省吃俭用，为的是攒钱让孩子受到良好的教育。
Word Originmid 18th cent. (in the sense ‘keep short of food’): from Scots scrimp ‘meagre’; perhaps related to shrimp.

BNC: 35848 COCA: 27232

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