scrimp /skrɪmp/ BrE AmE verb [intransitive]
[ Date: 1700-1800 ; Origin: Probably from a Scandinavian language ]
to try to save as much money as you can, even though you have very little:
They scrimped and saved for years to buy their own home.
scrimp /skrɪmp/ BrE AmE verb [intransitive]
[ Date: 1700-1800 ; Origin: Probably from a Scandinavian language ]
to try to save as much money as you can, even though you have very little:
They scrimped and saved for years to buy their own home.
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012