scrimping

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from Scrimp, v
scrimp
Short; scanty; curtailed
scrimp
To be frugal
scrimp
To make too small or short; to scant; to contract; to shorten

To scrimp the pattern of a coat.

scrimp
To limit or straiten; to put on short allowance
scrimp
A pinching miser; a niggard
scrimp
{f} save, economize, be frugal; use or provide sparingly
scrimp
subsist on a meager allowance; "scratch and scrimp"
scrimp
If you scrimp on things, you live cheaply and spend as little money as possible. Scrimping on safety measures can be a false economy = skimp. to try to save as much money as you can, even though you have very little (Probably from a language)
scrimp
subsist on a meager allowance; "scratch and scrimp
scrimp
To make too small or short; to limit or straiten; to put on short allowance; to scant; to contract; to shorten; as, to scrimp the pattern of a coat
scrimping
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