0 present participle of scrimp
1 to save money by spending less than is necessary to reach an acceptable standard:
After more than a year of scrimping, saving, working day and night and creating a home business on the side, she finally saves enough to open her own shop.
Hee-jae's longtime boyfriend is studying for the civil service exam, but her scrimping and saving for their future is beginning to take its toll on their relationship.
Along the way he strung tennis rackets, picked fruit and endured a time of scrimping and saving.
Possibly because the production was scrimping on talent fees.
This provincial player can never admit that she's desperately scrimping for the rent on her tiny apartment.
For those who are already scrimping and saving to provide their children with an education this is a gross injustice and burden that they should not have to bear.
It means that every local authority in every county is scrimping and saving to try to get young people interested, happy and keen to play their part.
It is a simple case of scrimping to make savings.