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Scrimp

verb/skɹˈɪmp/
Definition
subsist on a meager allowance
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/skɹˈɪmp/
🇬🇧British English
/skɹˈɪmp/
🇮🇳Indian English
/skɹˈɪmp/
1 syllable Say it as /skɹˈɪmp/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
verbsubsist on a meager allowance
“scratch and scrimp”
Word Forms
stinternounan economizer who stints someone with something
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
sparen
von einem dürftigen Taschengeld leben
🇫🇷French
lésiner
subsister avec une maigre allocation
🇪🇸Spanish
escatimar
subsistir con una magra asignación
🇮🇹Italian
lesinare
sopravvivere con una misera indennità
🇳🇱Dutch
bezuinigen
moet rondkomen van een schamele uitkering
🇵🇹Portuguese
cercear
sobreviver com uma mesada escassa
🇷🇺Russian
экономить
существовать на скудное пособие
India
🇮🇳Hindi
बचत करना
अल्प भत्ते पर निर्वाह करें
🇧🇩Bengali
কুঁচি
স্বল্প ভাতার উপর বেঁচে থাকা
🇮🇳Tamil
ஸ்கிரிம்ப்
அற்ப உதவித்தொகையில் வாழ்கின்றனர்
🇮🇳Telugu
స్క్రింప్
కొద్దిపాటి భత్యంతో జీవిస్తారు
🇮🇳Marathi
घासणे
तुटपुंज्या भत्त्यावर उदरनिर्वाह करा
🇮🇳Gujarati
સ્ક્રીમ્પ
નજીવા ભથ્થા પર નિર્વાહ કરો
🇮🇳Kannada
ಸ್ಕ್ರಿಂಪ್
ಅತ್ಯಲ್ಪ ಭತ್ಯೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಜೀವನ ಸಾಗಿಸುತ್ತಾರೆ
🇮🇳Malayalam
സ്ക്രിപ്റ്റ്
തുച്ഛമായ അലവൻസിൽ ജീവിക്കുക
🇵🇰Urdu
سکریپ
معمولی الاؤنس پر گزارہ کریں۔
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
靠微薄的零用钱度日
🇯🇵Japanese
エビ
わずかな小遣いで暮らしている
🇰🇷Korean
바짝 줄이다
적은 수당으로 연명하다
🇻🇳Vietnamese
keo kiệt
sống nhờ vào khoản trợ cấp ít ỏi
🇹🇭Thai
เหนียวแน่น
เลี้ยงชีพด้วยเบี้ยเลี้ยงอันน้อยนิด
🇮🇩Indonesian
berhemat
hidup dengan uang saku yang sedikit
🇵🇭Filipino
magtipid
nabubuhay sa kakaunting allowance
🇲🇾Malay
berhempas pulas
menyara hidup dengan elaun yang tidak seberapa
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
بخل
يعيشون على بدل ضئيل
🇮🇷Persian
اسکرمپ
با کمک هزینه ناچیز زندگی می کنند
🇹🇷Turkish
karides
yetersiz bir harçlıkla geçinmek
🇮🇱Hebrew
לְקַמֵץ
מתקיים מקצבה זעומה
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'scrimp'?
The primary meaning of 'scrimp' is 'subsist on a meager allowance'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'scrimp' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'scrimp' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'scrimp' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'scrimp' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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