scrimp
verb (used without object)
to be sparing or frugal; economize (often followed byon ).
scrimped
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past participleof scrimp.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof scrimp.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
scrimpverb (used without object)to be sparing or frugal; economize (often followed byon ).
Example Sentences
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My mom and dad were extremely frugal; they scrimped and saved.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 11, 2025
Perhaps they might think of their parents who weren’t able to have a “maximum level of enjoyment” while they scrimped and saved to come up with $86,926 for tuition and fees each year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2025
His parents scrimped and saved to pay for his tuition at Alliance, a boarding school run by British missionaries.
From BBC ● May 28, 2025
She scrimped to buy him his first electric guitar and she encouraged him to be a musician.
From New York Times ● Feb. 1, 2024
He promises to choose wise investments there and multiply the several thousand dollars the couple has scrimped to save.
From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario
