- to be sparing or frugal; economize (often followed by on): They scrimped and saved for everything they have. He spends most of his money on clothes, and scrimps on food.
- to be sparing or restrictive of or in; limit severely: to scrimp food.
- to keep on short allowance; provide sparingly for: to scrimp their elderly parents.
- to be very economical or sparing in the use (of) (esp in the phrase scrimp and save)
- to treat meanly
- to cut too small
- a less common word for scant
