scrimp
skrimp
- v subsist on a meager allowance
scratch and scrimp
- They scrimp, but a couple of minor illnesses wipe out their savings.
- Maybe if the markets rebound and my husband and I scrimp, Nicola will head off to a secondary school with people from the Dorchester birthday-party set.
- If, like many Americans, you're planning to scrimp your way through the holidays, the Storm isn't worth busting your budget for.