scrimp vs scrimp and scrape

scrimp

adj
  • Short; scanty; curtailed. 

noun
  • A pinching miser; a niggard. 

verb
  • To be frugal. 

  • To limit or straiten; to put on short allowance. 

  • To make too small or short. 

scrimp and scrape

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