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Showing words for SCRIMP using the English dictionary

6 Letter Words for Scrimp

crimps, scrimp

5 Letter Words for Scrimp

crimp, crims, crips, crisp, prims, prism, scrim, scrip

4 Letter Words for Scrimp

crim, crip, cris, csmp, imps, mics, mips, mirs, misc, pics, pirs, prim, rims, rips, risc, risp, simp, smir, spic

3 Letter Words for Scrimp

cir, cis, cpi, cpm, cpr, cps, crs, csi, csp, imp, ipm, ipr, ips, irs, ism, mic, mir, mis, mri, mrs, pci, pcm, pic, pir, pis, pms, prc, prs, psi, rim, rip, rms, rpm, rps, sci, scr, sic, sim, sip, sir, sri

Definitions for Scrimp

[1] to be sparing or frugal; economize (often followed by on ): They scrimped and saved for everything they have. He spends most of his money on clothes, and scrimps on food.
[2] to be sparing or restrictive of or in; limit severely: to scrimp food.
[3] to keep on short allowance; provide sparingly for: to scrimp their elderly parents.
[4] (when intr, sometimes foll by on ) to be very economical or sparing in the use (of) (esp in the phrase scrimp and save )
[5] (tr) to treat meanly he is scrimping his children
[6] (tr) to cut too small
[7] a less common word for scant

Words related to Scrimp

skimp, curtail, save, conserve

Words nearby Scrimp

scribe, scriber, scrim, scrimmage, scrimmage line, scrimp, scrimp and save, scrimpy, scrimshander, scrimshank, scrimshaw

Origin of Scrimp

1710–20; < Scandinavian; compare Swedish skrympa, Norwegian, Danish skrumpe (orig. *skrimpa, strong v.) to shrivel, cognate with Middle High German schrimpfen to contract; see shrimp

Other words from Scrimp

un·scrimped , adjective

Word origin for Scrimp

C18: Scottish, origin unknown

Synonyms for Scrimp

cut back, skimp, conserve, curtail, save, be cheap, be economical, be frugal, be prudent, be sparing, cut corners, make ends meet, pinch pennies, run a tight ship, stretch a dollar, tighten one's belt