scrimped

We have found lemma(root) word of scrimped : scrimp.

Definitions


[skrɪmp], (Verb)

Definitions:
- be thrifty or parsimonious; economize
(e.g: I have scrimped and saved to give you a good education)


Phrases:

Origin:
late 17th century (in the sense ‘keep short of food’): from Scots scrimp ‘meagre’; perhaps related to shrimp




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