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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 scrimp /ˈskrɪmp/
 (vt.)過度縮減(vi.)節省(a.)不足的,吝嗇的

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Scrimp v. t. [imp. & p. p. Scrimped p. pr. & vb. n. Scrimping.]  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.

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Scrimp, a. Short; scanty; curtailed.

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Scrimp, n. A pinching miser; a niggard. [U.S.]
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 scrimp
      v : subsist on a meager allowance; "scratch and scrimp" [syn: stint,
           skimp]