scrimp
To make too small or shortTo make too small or short; to shortchange.
» Tom always scrimps on groceries to save money.
Том завжди купує дешеві харчі, щоб зекономити гроші.
Том завжди купує дешеві харчі, щоб заощадити гроші.
Meaning
3 senses(sometimes, transitive, with on)To make too small or short; to shortchange.
to scrimp the pattern of a coat
The company scrimped on the design so badly that it ended up defective.
(transitive)To limit or straiten; to put on short allowance.
(intransitive)To be frugal, whether to a reasonable and wise extent or to a miserly and unwise extent.
- subsist on a meager allowance
Examples
4 sentencesTom always scrimps on groceries to save money.
Том завжди купує дешеві харчі, щоб зекономити гроші. — deniko
Don't scrimp on your health.
На здоров'ї не економлять. — MaxUA
deKnausere nicht, wenn es um deine Gesundheit geht. — mramosch
The group had to scrimp, connive, and hustle in order to get by.
The family tried to save money by scrimping on food to the detriment of their own health.
ruСемья пыталась сэкономить деньги на еде, что отрицательно сказалось на здоровье её же членов. — shanghainese
deDie Familie versuchte, Geld zu sparen, indem sie beim Essen geizte, was ihrer Gesundheit abträglich war. — Yorwba
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
From Scots scrimp (“meager”), from Middle Dutch or Middle Low German schrimpen (“to shriveFrom Scots scrimp (“meager”), from Middle Dutch or Middle Low German schrimpen (“to shrivel up, wrinkle”), from Old Dutch *scrimpan, from Frankish *skrimpan, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *skrimpaną (“to shrink”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“to cut off”), related to Old English sċrimman (“to shrink”) and sċrincan (“to shrivel up”). Doublet of shrink, shrimp, and shrim.
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Forms
scrimps, scrimping, scrimped, scrimpedSynonyms
6 synonymsWord family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle