scrimp and save en · VERB
Meanings
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To scrimp greatly; to economize; to live very frugally, particularly when saving for something.
I scrimped and saved to buy my first house.
All month he scrimped and saved until he raised the money.
2020, Brit Bennett, The Vanishing Half, Dialogue Books, page 104:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| scrimps and saves | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| scrimping and saving | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| scrimped and saved | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| scrimped and saved | Tense=Past | lexicographic |