/ skrɪmp; NAmE / verb
[ v ] to spend very little money on the things that you need to live, especially so that you can save it to spend on sth else :
They scrimped and saved to give the children a good education.
➡ note at save
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 18th cent. (in the sense keep short of food ): from Scots scrimp meagre ; perhaps related to shrimp .