scrimp and save

verb

To scrimp greatly; to economize; to live very frugally, particularly when saving for something.

“I scrimped and saved to buy my first house.”

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Meanings

verbscrimp and save (third-person singular simple present scrimps and saves, present participle scrimping and saving, simple past and past participle scrimped and saved)

present singular third person scrimps and saves · participle present scrimping and saving · participle past scrimped and saved · past scrimped and saved

  1. To scrimp greatly; to economize; to live very frugally, particularly when saving for something.

    I scrimped and saved to buy my first house.

    1 more example

    All month he scrimped and saved until he raised the money.

    2020, Brit Bennett, The Vanishing Half, Dialogue Books, page 104

    Synonyms: skimp and save

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo scrimp greatly; to economize; to live very frugally, particularly when saving for something.

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