Scrimping

noun, verb

noun, verb ·2 syllables ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An amount saved little by little.

    "The savings and scrimpings from the cold nights of all his years were ripe to be squandered."

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of scrimp form-of, gerund, participle, present

Example

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"The family tried to save money by scrimping on food to the detriment of their own health."

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