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scrimp and save

scrimp and save verb: to scrimp greatly; to economize; to live very frugally, particularly when saving for something.

Verb

scrimp and save (third-person singular simple present scrimps and saves, present participle scrimping and saving, simple past and past participle scrimped and saved)

  1. To scrimp greatly; to economize; to live very frugally, particularly when saving for something.
    • I scrimped and saved to buy my first house.
    • All month he scrimped and saved until he raised the money.2020, Brit Bennett, The Vanishing Half, Dialogue Books, page 104
    Synonyms:
    skimp and save

Synonyms of scrimp and save

Forms of scrimp and save

third-person singular presentscrimps and saves
present participlescrimping and saving
past participlescrimped and saved
pastscrimped and saved

Questions about scrimp and save

What does scrimp and save mean?
Scrimp and save means to scrimp greatly; to economize; to live very frugally, particularly when saving for something.
What part of speech is scrimp and save?
Scrimp and save is a verb.
What is the past tense of scrimp and save?
The past tense of scrimp and save is scrimped and saved.

Words near scrimp and save in the dictionary

  1. scrimmaging
  2. scrimmagings
  3. scrimmed
  4. scrimming
  5. scrimp
  6. scrimp and save
  7. scrimp together
  8. scrimped
  9. scrimped together
  10. scrimper
  11. scrimpers

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