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scrimper

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scrimp   (skrĭmp)   
v.   scrimped, scrimp·ing, scrimps

v.   intr.
To economize severely.
v.   tr.
  1. To be excessively sparing with or of.

  2. To cut or make too small or scanty.


[Perhaps of Scandinavian origin; akin to Swedish skrympa, to shrink.]
scrimp'er n., scrimp'i·ness n., scrimp'y adj.
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