Definition of scrimps Scrimps

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scrimps (Noun)
Plural of scrimp.

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scrimps, verb, present, 3rd person singular of scrimp (infinitive).

WordNet

Verb scrimps, scrimping, scrimped
scrimp - subsist on a meager allowance; "scratch and scrimp"
		stint, skimp
		save make unnecessary an expenditure or effort; "This will save money"; "I'll save you the trouble"; "This will save you a lot of time"

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Wiktionary

scrimp (Noun)
A pinching miser; a niggard.
scrimp (Verb)
To make too small or short; to scant; to contract; to shorten.
scrimp (Verb)
To limit or straiten; to put on short allowance.
scrimp (Verb)
To be frugal.
scrimp (Adjective)
Short; scanty; curtailed.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

scrimp (v. t.)
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 (a.)
Short; scanty; curtailed.
scrimp (n.)
A pinching miser; a niggard.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

scrimp
skrimp, v.t. to make too small or short: to limit or shorten: to straiten.—adj. short, scanty.—adj. Scrimp′ed, pinched.—adv. Scrimp′ly, hardly: scarcely.—n. Scrimp′ness.—adj. Scrimp′y, scanty. [A.S. scrimpan; allied to scrimman, to shrink, and scrincan, to shrivel up.]

Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵

scrimp
Scant. A word used in the north; as, a scrimp wind, a very light breeze.

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scrimp, verb, present, 1st person singular of scrimp (infinitive).
scrimp, verb (infinitive).

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