v.
Pronunciation: ' skrimp
Function: 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 \ ' skrim-p ē \ adjective