scrimped

verb

past tense of scrimp
as in saved
to avoid unnecessary waste or expense had to scrimp and save for years in order to be able to afford a house

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Recent Examples of scrimped But that isn’t because the five-star hotel has scrimped on the restoration work – far from it. — Irenie Forshaw, TheWeek, 29 July 2026 The world-class training facility owes its existence to the dedication of a group of volunteers, who scrimped and saved for well over a decade to get their own curling space. — Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 10 Feb. 2026 While administrations scrimped, the fleet aged. — Andy Sheehan, CBS News, 27 Jan. 2026 The power went out intermittently, and families scrimped to get enough food. — Maggie Doherty, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025 But while independent vendors, including big name designers with relatively small businesses, scrimped and saved and struggled to get by without, Saks Global found the money to pay brands at the tippy top of the fashion pyramid. — Evan Clark, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scrimped
  1. saved
  2. spared
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  • Although the entrance was barricaded by a refrigerator and a couch, Gentry found a way inside and all three hostages were saved without injury, Mekosch said.
    — Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Oct. 2026
  • The move saved one small town in northern Maine $10,000, Collins said.
    — Julia Terruso, Time, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of saved
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  • But more crucial was the American nuclear umbrella, which spared countries such as Germany, Japan and South Korea the need to develop their own bombs.
    — Fareed Zakaria, Washington Post, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Contacted by The Times on Thursday, Niemi seemed stunned that David Vulin was spared from prosecution.
    — James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of spared

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