Scrimp (verb)
skrimp
To be sparing or frugal; economize
First recorded in 1710–20; from Scandinavian; compare Swedish skrympa, Norwegian, Danish skrumpe (originally from an unattested skrimpa, ) “to shrivel,” cognate with Middle High German schrimpfen “to contract”
Example sentences
“It had been a lovely Christmas, even if it had taken a lot of scrimp and save to make it happen!”
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