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Definition of Scrimped

Scrimped
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.
Scrimp
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.
Scrimp
Scrimp Scrimp, a. Short; scanty; curtailed.
Scrimp
Scrimp Scrimp, n. A pinching miser; a niggard. [U.S.]

Meaning of Scrimped from wikipedia

- models difficult to appraise. Thomas had previously said that he "had scrimped and saved to afford the motor coach", according to the Times, and a friend...
- wealthy even in his childhood, he nonetheless performed odd jobs and "scrimped and saved [his] kopeks," which he considered character building. When his...
- this period—according to writer Samuel Crompton—the Sanders family had to "scrimp and save to get by". Sanders did not become the starting running back until...
- notice that the hat is missing, and word begins to spread that Paulie scrimped on the festival. Paulie's penny-pinching is blamed for an accident on a...
- aspirations to return to America and become a movie star. Fujitani then "scrimped and saved for years, even denying herself and her children necessities...
- buildup is generally more terrifying than the payoff, and Savage doesn't scrimp when it comes to jump-at-you scares." Kevin Maher of The Times gave the...
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- The Literature Page. Miller, Norman (20 September 2016). "John Elwes: scrimper who inspired Ebenezer Scrooge". The Daily Telegraph. London. "Sir Alexander...
- he honored his source of moral support with a joke: "To my mother, who scrimped and saved to send me to Juilliard to study the classics... I'm sorry."...
- 1913, where he strung tennis rackets, picked fruit and endured a time of scrimping and saving. He found steady employment with the Los Angeles Creamery....