transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈskrimp ]
verb
Etymology: perhaps of Scandinavian origin; akin to Swedish skrympa to shrink, Middle Low German schrempen to contract — more at shrimp
Date: circa 1774
transitive verb
1. : to be stingy in providing for
2. : to make too small, short, or scanty
intransitive verb
: to be frugal or stingy
• scrimpy ˈskrim-pē adjective