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
Inflation is causing people to scrimp – and splurge.
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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
The designers didn’t scrimp on high-tech creature comforts, either.
—Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 28 Mar. 2024
There's no need to scrimp and save to pick up the latest Samsung tech, as some of the best bargains are available in the Amazon Big Spring Sale.
—Kegan Mooney, PCMAG, 21 Mar. 2024
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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
The designers didn’t scrimp on high-tech creature comforts, either.
—Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 28 Mar. 2024
There's no need to scrimp and save to pick up the latest Samsung tech, as some of the best bargains are available in the Amazon Big Spring Sale.
—Kegan Mooney, PCMAG, 21 Mar. 2024
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Adding poignancy, the narrative is interspersed with obituaries of some of the patients Shelly could not save, showing them as human beings and not just names on a medical chart.Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 10 Nov. 2024
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Projects save automatically, and even after downloading multiple projects, the total install size remained around 4GB, a fraction of the 512GB microSD in my Switch.PCMAG, PCMAG, 7 Nov. 2024
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With profitability in mind, Illumination and DreamWorks Animation have found ways to economize production costs.Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 29 Oct. 2024
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Healthcare providers can consider investing in the development of new, high-value treatments and technological approaches that improve outcomes while economizing on long-term costs, such as innovative practices that use minimally invasive surgical strategies. 4.Shakeel Ahmed, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024
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Over the next five years, as the convener of the Atlas, the Group on Earth Observations has ambitious plans to support countries and organizations to make headline progress on the 30 x 30 nature target which calls for 30% of the earth’s land and sea to be conserved.Amy Nguyen, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
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As the spacecraft, launched in September 1977, ages, the team has slowly turned off components to conserve power, allowing Voyager 1 to send back unique science data from 15 billion miles (24 billion kilometers) away.Ashley Strickland, CNN, 1 Nov. 2024
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Advertisement Rams Rams’ NFC West win over Seattle shows vet leaders such as Cooper Kupp can’t be spared Nov. 4, 2024 Rookie center Beaux Limmer has started since the second game and rookie left guard Justin Dedich started the last three games.Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2024
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The preschool's post added that the children would be informed of the rabbits' death but would be spared any details.Jose R. Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 3 Nov. 2024
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According to Conroy’s offer, Ross didn’t skimp on his compensation package.Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2024
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Organizations that consistently undervalue their employees by offering below-market salaries or skimping on benefits may save in the short term but will likely see higher attrition rates, lower morale and diminished brand loyalty.Pankaj Vasani, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
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“Scrimp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scrimp. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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