单词 | scrimp |
释义 | scrimp From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishscrimpscrimp /skrɪmp/ verb [intransitive]SAVE MONEYto try to save as much money as you can, even though you have very littlescrimped and saved for years to buy their own home. They → See Verb tableExamples from the Corpusscrimp• How I hate your mean, scrimping, grabbing, greedy guts.• All those years of scrimping may have been needless.• Facing a financially bleak Christmas, he scrimped together every last penny to afford presents for the four boys.scrimped and saved• My parents scrimped and saved to pay for my education.Origin scrimp (1700-1800) Probably from a Scandinavian language |
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