scrimp
English
Etymology
Probably from Middle Dutch or Middle Low German schrimpen (“to shrivel up, wrinkle”), ultimately from Proto-Germanic *skrimpaną (“to shrink”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“to cut off”), related to Old English sċrimman (“to shrink”) and sċrincan (“to shrivel up”). Related to shrink, shrimp.
Pronunciation
Noun
scrimp (plural scrimps)
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:miser
Verb
scrimp (third-person singular simple present scrimps, present participle scrimping, simple past and past participle scrimped)
- (transitive) To make too small or short.
- (transitive) To limit or straiten; to put on short allowance.
- (intransitive) To be frugal.
Related terms
Translations
to be frugal
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Adjective
scrimp (comparative more scrimp, superlative most scrimp)
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