Definition of "scrimping" [scrimp•ing]

• Present participle of scrimp. (verb)

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• "Her "scrimping," as Gussie called it, met with no favor from anyone; and though Mrs. Sherwood talked of "ordering" this and that from the store, Dexie positively refused to be the mouthpiece of the order."
• "That kind of scrimping may be good for stressed family budgets, but it's bad for the nation's overall economy -- and that has the potential to reinforce the miserly mood."
• "That kind of scrimping may be good for stressed family budgets, but it's bad for the nation's overall economy _ and that has the potential to reinforce the miserly mood."