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   Scrimp

   /skrimp/

   

   verb

   • 1. be thrifty or parsimonious; economize: "I have scrimped and saved to give you a good education"

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

   Derivatives

   • 1. scrimpy adjective

   Scrabble Points: 12

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