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skimp and save

skimp and save is the alternative form of scrimp and save.

Meaning of scrimp and save

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.
    Synonyms:
    skimp and save

Forms of skimp and save

third-person singular presentskimps and saves
present participleskimping and saving
past participleskimped and saved
pastskimped and saved

Questions about skimp and save

What is skimp and save the alternative form of?
Skimp and save is the alternative form of scrimp and save.

Words near skimp and save in the dictionary

  1. skimo
  2. skimobile
  3. skimobiles
  4. skimobiling
  5. skimp
  6. skimp and save
  7. skimped
  8. skimper
  9. skimpers
  10. skimpflation
  11. skimpier

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