Scrimping
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Scrimping is a verb meaning present participle and gerund of scrimp.
Meaning
present participle and gerund of scrimp.
More Meanings
- An amount saved little by little.
Example Sentences
The savings and scrimpings from the cold nights of all his years were ripe to be squandered.
In her efforts to transform me into the debutante I would never become, my mother spent her scrimpings on private piano, violin, and voice lessons.
Word Forms
- scrimpings
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include skimp, stint, scrimption, scrimpt, scantling, scrap.
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