Definition of "scrimp" in English

noun

1. A pinching miser; a niggard.

verb

1. (transitive, sometimes with on) To make too small or short; to shortchange.

   • to scrimp the pattern of a coat
   • The company scrimped on the design so badly that it ended up defective.

2. (transitive) To limit or straiten; to put on short allowance.

3. (intransitive) To be frugal, whether to a reasonable and wise extent or to a miserly and unwise extent.

adjective

1. Short; scanty; curtailed.