verb (past tense: scrimped; present participle: scrimping; past participle: scrimped) as in strong fondness

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Example:They were scrimping and saving for a down payment on their first house.

Definition:practicing strict economy and careful management of one’s resources to save money for future needs or investments.

From scrimping and saving

Example:She has decided to scrimping on her coffee expenses to save more for traveling.

Definition:spending less or saving money on something.

From scrimping on

Example:The committee had to approve a scrimped budget for the upcoming projects.

Definition:a budget that is strictly limited and does not allow for much spending.

From scrimped budget