English-Thai Dictionary

scrimp

VI ประหยัด  ตระหนี่  save economize pra-yad

 

scrimp

VT จัด ให้ มี น้อยลง  ไม่ ช่วยเหลือ เต็มที่  ทำให้ ลดน้อยลง  pinch conserve skip jad-hai-me-noi-long

 

scrimp and save

IDM ประหยัด  มัธยัสถ์  pra-yad

 

scrimper

N ผู้ ประหยัด  phu-pra-yad

 

scrimpiness

N ความประหยัด  kwam-pra-yad

 

scrimpy

ADJ ซึ่ง ประหยัด  sueng-pra-yad

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

SCRIMP

v.t. To contract; to shorten; to make too small or short; to limit or straiten; as, to scrimp the pattern of a coat.

 

SCRIMP

a.Short; scanty.

 

SCRIMP

n.A pinching miser; a niggard; a close fisted person.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

SCRIMP

Scrimp, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Scrimped; p. pr. & vb. n. Scrimping. ]Etym: [Cf. Dan. skrumpe, G. schrumpfen, D. krimpen. Cf. Shrimp, Shrine. ]

 

Defn: To make too small or short; to limit or straiten; to put on short allowance; to scant; to contract; to shorten; as, to scrimp the pattern of a coat.

 

SCRIMP

SCRIMP Scrimp, a.

 

Defn: Short; scanty; curtailed.

 

SCRIMP

SCRIMP Scrimp, n.

 

Defn: A pinching miser; a niggard. [U.S.]

 

SCRIMPING

SCRIMPING Scrimp "ing,

 

Defn: a. & n. from Scrimp, v. t. Scrimping bar, a device used in connection with a calico printing machine for stretching the fabric breadthwise so that it may be smooth for printing. Knight.

 

SCRIMPINGLY

SCRIMPINGLY Scrimp "ing *ly, adv.

 

Defn: In a scrimping manner.

 

SCRIMPNESS

SCRIMPNESS Scrimp "ness, n.

 

Defn: The state of being scrimp.

 

SCRIMPTION

SCRIMPTION Scrimp "tion, n.

 

Defn: A small portion; a pittance; a little bit. [Prov. Eng. ] Halliwell.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

scrimp

scrimp |skrimp skrɪmp | ▶verb [ no obj. ] be thrifty or parsimonious; economize: I have scrimped and saved to give you a good education. ORIGIN mid 18th cent. (in the sense ‘keep short of (food )’): from Scots scrimp ‘meager ’; perhaps related to shrimp .

 

Oxford Dictionary

scrimp

scrimp |skrɪmp | ▶verb [ no obj. ] be thrifty or parsimonious; economize: I have scrimped and saved to give you a good education. ORIGIN mid 18th cent. (in the sense ‘keep short of food ’): from Scots scrimp ‘meagre ’; perhaps related to shrimp .

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

scrimp

scrimp verb I used to criticize my mother for the way she would scrimp: economize, skimp, scrimp and save, save; be thrifty, be frugal, tighten one's belt, cut back, husband one's resources, watch one's pennies, pinch (the ) pennies.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

scrimp

scrimp verb she scrimped for six months to buy a pair of evening gloves: economize, skimp, be (more ) economical, make economies, scrimp and scrape, save; be thrifty, be frugal, tighten one's belt, cut back, make cutbacks, budget, retrench, husband one's resources, cut costs, cut expenditure, draw in one's horns, watch one's pennies, look after the pence; N. Amer. pinch the pennies; black English rake and scrape. ANTONYMS spend.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

scrimp

scrimp /skrɪmp /動詞 自動詞 «…を » 節約する, 倹約する [して貯金する ] «on » ▸ scrimp and save 切り詰めた生活をする .他動詞 1 〈経費など 〉を切り詰める, 節約する .2 〈人 〉にけちけちする, 出し惜しむ .