Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- See
scrimp .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb See
scrimp .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb Alternative form of
scrimp .
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Examples
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Of course optical quality is probably the biggest contributer to picture quality so don't skrimp on the lens.
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September 8, 2008 at 10:58 am newklear haot skrimp orange glaze shrimp pink shrimp, boiled
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Sae, Master Butler, as we were aye neebours 'bairns, forby onything else that may hae been spoken between us, I trust you winna skrimp yoursell for what is needfu' for your health, since it signifies not muckle whilk o 'us has the siller, if the other wants it.
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Sae, Master Butler, as we were aye neebours 'bairns, forby onything else that may hae been spoken between us, I trust you winna skrimp yoursell for what is needfu' for your health, since it signifies not muckle whilk
The Heart of Mid-Lothian, Complete Walter Scott 1801
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Have a good 11 days vacation in Hawaii with your family and a million of your closes friends, screwing up others vacations with all your road blocks and airport stops, while the rest of us skrimp and save to keep our heads above water and people employed.
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Sae, Master Butler, as we were aye neebours’ bairns, forby onything else that may hae been spoken between us, I trust you winna skrimp yoursell for what is needfu’ for your health, since it signifies not muckle whilk o’ us has the siller, if the other wants it.
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Though online dictionaries say skimp and scrimp are synonymous, and some even OK the spelling "skrimp.")
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