scrimp
verb
[ skrɪmp ]
• be thrifty or parsimonious; economize.
• "I have scrimped and saved to give you a good education"
Similar:
economize,
skimp,
be (more) economical,
make economies,
scrimp and scrape,
save,
be thrifty,
be frugal,
tighten one's belt,
cut back,
make cutbacks,
budget,
retrench,
husband one's resources,
cut costs,
cut expenditure,
draw in one's horns,
watch one's pennies,
look after the pence,
pinch pennies,
rake and scrape,
Origin:
mid 18th century (in the sense ‘keep short of food’): from Scots scrimp ‘meagre’; perhaps related to shrimp.
