as in to save
to avoid unnecessary waste or expense
had to scrimp and save for years in order to be able to afford a house
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Recent Examples of scrimp
While critics have argued for years that the health plans cost taxpayers too much, the industry also has come under fire more recently for allegedly scrimping on vital health care, even dumping hundreds of thousands of members whose health plans proved unprofitable.
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Jason Ma, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2024
To achieve these goals without scrimping on style, designers have made significant changes to today’s luxury bathrooms, reinventing their layouts, incorporating technology, and exploring a range of finishes and materials both punchy and pristine.
—Dan Howarth, Architectural Digest, 30 Sep. 2024
Inflation is causing people to scrimp – and splurge.
—Betty Lin-Fisher, USA TODAY, 10 June 2024
While shopping, some chefs scrimped by choosing inexpensive products and sharing ingredients with one another.
—Rachel Bernhard, Journal Sentinel, 17 Apr. 2024
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Jason Ma, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2024
To achieve these goals without scrimping on style, designers have made significant changes to today’s luxury bathrooms, reinventing their layouts, incorporating technology, and exploring a range of finishes and materials both punchy and pristine.
—Dan Howarth, Architectural Digest, 30 Sep. 2024
Inflation is causing people to scrimp – and splurge.
—Betty Lin-Fisher, USA TODAY, 10 June 2024
While shopping, some chefs scrimped by choosing inexpensive products and sharing ingredients with one another.
—Rachel Bernhard, Journal Sentinel, 17 Apr. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scrimp
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The program allows for state income tax exemption for five years, offering investors in big projects to save up to hundreds of thousands of dollars a year per project in property tax savings.—
Alexandra Berzon,
New York Times,
16 Jan. 2025
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That’s the kind of obscure situation Red Note has saved people out of.—
Yaling Jiang,
TIME,
16 Jan. 2025
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Meanwhile, the utilities, the PUC and Gov. Gavin Newsom were also taking further action to discourage rooftop solar, the single-most efficient way homeowners and public schools can economize on electricity costs.—
Thomas Elias,
The Mercury News,
31 Dec. 2024
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Hotels and airlines are increasingly catering to high-dollar customers, who’ve been expanding their holiday travel plans while lower-income ones economize.—
J.J. McCorvey,
NBC News,
5 Dec. 2024
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Scarce magazines of Tomahawk missiles can be conserved for the highest-value targets while masses of Barracudas can tackle everything else, and so on.—
David Hambling,
Forbes,
16 Jan. 2025
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He’s also conserved water by changing his planting patterns, leaving the debris from the prior crop on the soil to limit evaporation.—
Daniel Desrochers,
Kansas City Star,
16 Jan. 2025
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With just two seats to spare, there are nine Republicans from California who may be forced to decide whether to opt for party unity or do what must be done for their state.—
Douglas Schoen,
Orange County Register,
24 Jan. 2025
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Other places that appear to be spared include the actual falls and the area around them at Millard Canyon.—
Jaclyn Cosgrove,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Jan. 2025
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This palette doesn't skimp on the skin care, either.—
Annie Blackman,
Allure,
22 Jan. 2025
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Less than a two-hour drive from New York City, the 30-room luxury hotel does not skimp on the details, from the immaculate turndown service to the excellent culinary program led by Executive Chef Roel Alcudia.—
Ariel Okin,
Vogue,
22 Jan. 2025
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“Scrimp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scrimp. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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