scrimping

scrimping
Synonyms and related words:
Scotch, canny, careful, chary, cheeseparing, chinchy, chintzy, conserving, cooling, cooling down, cooling off, curtailment, cutback, economic, economization, economizing, economy, economy of assumption, economy of means, elegance, exiguous, forehanded, frugal, frugal to excess, frugality, infrequent, labor-saving, law of parsimony, low growth rate, meager, miserly, money-saving, niggardly, overfrugal, parsimonious, parsimoniousness, parsimony, penny-wise, penny-wise and pound-foolish, piddling, pinching, poor, provident, prudent, prudential, rare, reduction of expenses, reduction of spending, retrenchment, saving, scamping, scant, scanty, scarce, scattered, scraping, scrimpy, seldom met with, seldom seen, skimping, skimpy, slim, slowdown, spare, sparing, sparse, spotty, sprinkled, stingy, stinting, thin, thrifty, tight, time-saving, too frugal, unwasteful

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  • Scrimping — Scrimp ing, a. & n. from {Scrimp}, v. t. [1913 Webster] {Scrimping bar}, a device used in connection with a calico printing machine for stretching the fabric breadthwise so that it may be smooth for printing. Knight. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • scrimping — index austerity, parsimonious Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • Scrimping — Scrimp Scrimp, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Scrimped} (?; 215); p. pr. & vb. n. {Scrimping}.] [Cf. Dan. skrumpe, G. schrumpfen, D. krimpen. Cf. {Shrimp}, {Shrink}.] To make too small or short; to limit or straiten; to put on short allowance; to scant; to …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Scrimping bar — Scrimping Scrimp ing, a. & n. from {Scrimp}, v. t. [1913 Webster] {Scrimping bar}, a device used in connection with a calico printing machine for stretching the fabric breadthwise so that it may be smooth for printing. Knight. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • scrimping — skrɪmp v. save, economize, be frugal; use or provide sparingly …   English contemporary dictionary

  • economy — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Avoidance of waste Nouns 1. economy, thriftiness, frugality, thrift, austerity, care, husbandry, housekeeping, ménage, good housewifery, good management or administration, retrenchment, cutback, rollback …   English dictionary for students

  • scrimp — [[t]skrɪ̱mp[/t]] scrimps, scrimping, scrimped VERB If you scrimp on things, you live cheaply and spend as little money as possible. [V on n] Scrimping on safety measures can be a false economy... He has had to give up luxuries as he scrimps and… …   English dictionary

  • Cheeseparing — Cheese par ing, n. A thin portion of the rind of a cheese. a. Scrimping; mean; as, cheeseparing economy. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Scrimp — Scrimp, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Scrimped} (?; 215); p. pr. & vb. n. {Scrimping}.] [Cf. Dan. skrumpe, G. schrumpfen, D. krimpen. Cf. {Shrimp}, {Shrink}.] To make too small or short; to limit or straiten; to put on short allowance; to scant; to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Scrimp and save — Scrimp Scrimp, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Scrimped} (?; 215); p. pr. & vb. n. {Scrimping}.] [Cf. Dan. skrumpe, G. schrumpfen, D. krimpen. Cf. {Shrimp}, {Shrink}.] To make too small or short; to limit or straiten; to put on short allowance; to scant; to …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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