Đồng nghĩa của scrimp

Alternative for scrimp

scrimp /skrimp/
  • nội động từ
    • ăn ở bủn xỉn, ăn ở keo kiệt
    • ngoại động từ
      • làm cho nhỏ lại, làm cho bé lại, làm cho hẹp lại
      • cho nhỏ giọt; chắt bóp

    Động từ

    To be frugal or economical with a resource or finances
    economise economize save skimp pinch stint spare limit retrench budget conserve curtail scant be sparing cut back be frugal cut corners pinch pennies be economical cut expenditure be thrifty cut costs make cutbacks make economies make ends meet scrimp and scrape tighten your belt be more economical be prudent be cheap go easy pinch the pennies rake and scrape stretch a dollar tighten one's belt draw in your horns look after the pence pull in your horns run a tight ship husband one's resources watch one's pennies scrimp and save scrape scrimp on economize on be sparing with be economical with be frugal with be parsimonious with save money be mean with be stingy with be mingy with be tight with withhold husband stint on cut down be stingy be mingy hold back on go easy on reduce wastage restrict make cuts reduce trim restrain skimp on squirrel stash hold back be mean roll back penny-pinch be tight-fisted with earmark scamp screw slight begrudge cut back on reduce expenditure make savings ration grudge confine define use less decrease wastage shepherd buy cheaply manage buy more cheaply nurse spoil the ship for a ha'porth of tar save for rainy day sock away tighten belt be parsimonious count the pennies watch the pennies watch your pennies count your pennies rein in husband your resources be careful keep within means run tight ship pay one's way be on a shoestring meet a budget pinch your pennies struggle be tight be tight-fisted be close draw in one's horns cut one's coat according to one's cloth shave use sparingly use economically be careful with manage thriftily cut down on save for a rainy day cut it close get along cut it fine get by take short cuts shorten abridge abbreviate syncopate truncate dock elide mark off curb lessen contract lower mark down check decrease slash

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    To store or stockpile for later use
    stash store cache stockpile stow hoard garner reserve save keep load pack amass collect deposit gather squirrel treasure lay aside lay away lay by put aside set aside put by salt away save up squirrel away keep in reserve lay in put away sock away stow away lay up pile up put aside for a rainy day put aside for rainy day put by for a rainy day tuck away buy up accumulate hide acquire store up stash away husband hive stock up on stack up heap up put to one side put away for a rainy day hide away retain regulate secure contain skimp mothball budget preserve bottle control use sparingly keep back economize on save for a rainy day hold back be frugal with use economically go easy on keep intact be careful with manage thriftily stock up bank conserve assemble stock hold accrue build up scrape together put down allocate put round up rack up run up mount up withhold pick up earmark tot up invest scare up cumulate heap stock up with place hang on to harvest pack away hang onto put in storage spare devote mass dedicate build up stocks roll up hill pile reap hold onto tuck lodge warehouse maintain glean cull lock away bring together tidy away save for rainy day gather in draw together load up on buildup add defer squirrel something away economize safeguard keep on hand mound speculate economise clear entrust consign posit muster consecrate aggregate house tuck something away jam bundle stuff amound commit cram accrete get hold of wedge keep out set by give up to put in pay in injure confine harm hospitalize disable shove pull in add up concentrate load up amass supplies of obtain a store of hospitalise get together put together plant bulk up archive put in the bank park pack like sardines top off hutch reposit bury lump pick pack up group put up put in store lock up bunch clean up beat up put into storage swell fill up dump possess get in supplies of tidy up shelve conceal repress file stifle ingather keep hold of hold fast to hold on to keep possession of retain possession of pluck take in keep for oneself set something by hold in lay down cling to not part with retain in one's possession keep to yourself plough cut bring in crop plow bin mow strip harrow

    Động từ

    To succeed, survive, or manage, at least at a minimal level
    get by cope manage exist get along get on make do subsist survive make ends meet make out do fare muddle along muddle through scrape by shift contrive flourish make shift prosper scrape along scrape through succeed thrive fend do well enough scrape a living barely have enough to live on scarcely have enough to live on keep the wolf from the door eke out a living break even pay your bills manage to live with difficulty scarcely manage to live scratch out a living scratch a living barely manage to live make it live endure progress carry on get through weather the storm shift for oneself proceed go stay alive fare all right support oneself be all right handle keep one's head above water rub along remain alive advance be breathe last stagger do all right cut it hack grapple move weather keep going keep one's end up hack it support yourself bear up keep your head above water deal with the situation keep body and soul together eke out an existence deal with handle it stand on one's own two feet improvise depart develop make the best of a bad job deal with it score achieve do with rub on consist continue living scrimp and save dwell struggle along go on manage without help make it on one's own manage without assistance cope on one's own take care of oneself manage by oneself happen bear it tolerate it stand it thole it abide it put up with it endure it make a go of it contend with be doing with it stick it pan out pass prove make headway hie journey turn out perform muddle crack it stand tall maintain one's position stand firm stand one's ground hold one's own keep one's position pace come maintain yourself keep alive earn one's living acquire a livelihood sustain oneself feed yourself earn money make a living maintain oneself earn a living profit march come along go along forge deal contend go off face get a handle on suffer struggle struggle through come through tussle make it out alive battle look after oneself dispatch confront tangle wrestle paddle one's own canoe remain be animate prevail have life be in this world be extant walk the earth persist be in the land of the living have being be alive draw breath depend continue feed hang on sustain living stick with it sustain yourself make the grade just make it rely for nourishment barely exist hang tough hang in ride out stick it out make both ends meet

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    To obtain with difficulty or effort, especially one's livelihood
    eke out earn make manage scrape scratch scrape together scratch out gain win attain cop bag be worthy of secure garner be gainfully employed bring home the groceries have a right to score consummate justify find reap warrant net scare up realize obtain clinch knock down be in line for be deserving of pull down come to have capture merit gather establish make fast buck effect hustle carry bring home wrangle achieve clean up turn acquire derive bring in pay one's dues come by get land profit procure deserve be entitled to perform draw produce pull sock pick up make it big realise snag bring home the bacon collect receive rack up accomplish chalk up have get hold of grab reach nab take hook notch up be given pocket hit wangle log amass clear clock up accumulate take home pull in ring up scoop gross buy glean carry off collar swing purchase arrive at fetch seize record be awarded pull off come into grasp inherit get paid walk off with access walk away with come into possession of annex fulfil annexe fulfill take possession of get one's hands on appropriate be paid register come away with get one's mitts on yield strike get hands on wrap up return corral latch onto lay hold of accept harvest encounter build up come in for snap up take in take receipt of catch possess oneself of nail snare wrest complete lock up be presented with do experience rake in effectuate compass conquer have conferred on one raise haul in bank bring to fruition get your hands on arouse bear contract bring about incur get possession of knock up turn in invite succeed in bring off pot assume bring induce meet with accrue retrieve reify make a profit of recover bring upon oneself bring upon yourself expose oneself to lay yourself open to be subjected to meet snatch blag fix be provided with perpetrate tally engineer win possession of carry out get done carry through make it get there gather in adopt rake something in steal captivate cull understand claim ingather know walk away notch something up feel sense hold draw in trap glom suffer sustain get in get as a result possess retain enjoy own provoke advance enlist ameliorate make a profit polish off glom onto come through succeed in making command mark up hoard schlenter salvage occupy save maneuver manoeuvre work notch make it to be in receipt of cinch come across come upon happen upon luck into fall upon stumble upon pay get a hold of be one's lot fall to the lot cost succeed take over guarantee ice ensure assure guaranty insure solicit be appointed to drum up scrape up get at lay up gobble up recoup sell actualize wind up make use of attract run up cause accept delivery of take into one's possession agree to receive lay one's hands on accede to be elevated to beg borrow or steal arrange occasion clock tie up be worth make sure make sure of give security buy out latch on to lay hands on manage to get prevail upon buy up make a haul bring around bring on fix up sort out give rise to lay oneself open to knock off welcome execute be subject to expose yourself to be liable to bring down on endure finish conclude negotiate commit honour honor conduct discharge prosecute perfect satisfy do justice to keep faith with sew up put the tin lid on deliver on make good on take care of do a bang-up job pull something off get someplace live up to nail it fulfill one's potential make hay follow through on put it over do one proud put through be true to do the trick bring to completion follow through with patronize redeem patronise pay for make a purchase of splash out on deal in make a buy trade for invest in contract for go shopping for get in exchange make the purchase of take up make a purchase put money into sign for shop for

    Tính từ

    Significantly below an amount or level that is adequate
    meagre meager scanty scant sparse paltry scarce small insufficient inadequate poor skimpy measly inconsiderable slight exiguous deficient insubstantial slim stingy slender spare light little sparing short inappreciable skimp wanting weak miserable puny mean flimsy derisory bare tenuous minimum shabby barren scrimpy unfinished unproductive subtle mere infertile unfruitful bitty lacking stinted stunted hand-to-mouth too little too late thin few sketchy tight negligible limited restricted miserly unsufficient failing shy insignificant piddling trifling nominal minimal trivial marginal inconsequential modest tiny minute petty pathetic unimportant low piffling minor rare picayune niggling minuscule faint nugatory in short supply footling unsubstantial pitiful lean not enough worthless frivolous immaterial incidental meaningless irrelevant piddly feeble Mickey Mouse few and far between ungenerous beggarly imperceptible thin on the ground pointless infrequent pimping frail mingy no-account nonessential fragile too few too little scattered de minimis at a premium frugal sporadic superficial outside trite remote lightweight incomplete chicken peanut narrow off reduced diminutive fiddling of no account of no consequence hard to come by infinitesimal diminished casual uncommon lame secondary occasional incommensurate valueless ignorable second-rate lesser lamentable bereft base fractional implausible shoddy too small pitiable improbable nickel-and-dime hard to find of little account not worth mentioning small-fry of little consequence of little importance of no importance depleted unconvincing shallow vague contemptible dwindling ordinary gentle thinning middling destitute dispersed faulty unlikely idle straggling imperfect defective nondescript foolish unfrequent unsatisfactory dry drained thinly distributed distant purportless everyday non-essential twopenny-halfpenny far-fetched dubious doubtful dinky small-bore questionable of minor importance low in numbers inconceivable seldom seen shoestring minuscular fragmentary disappointing humble confined on the small side wispy little bitty smallish lousy economical token scrubby basal close wretched sorry diffuse isolated poxy peripheral mediocre laughable lowly subnormal barely sufficient finite toytown parsimonious junk extraneous senseless unqualified hardly any cut next to none next to no of no moment not worth speaking of of little import needed dicey iffy absurd inessential unconsiderable smaller pettifogging commonplace trashy set common sleazy ineffectual unconsequential little or no not making it not much not hacking it coming up short minus unfitted incapable unample incompetent devoid penny-ante run-down minor-league small-time of no great concern two-bit low-ranking bush-league silly wanky at a low level woeful sad insipid just momentary atomic beside the point microscopic skin-deep not worth bothering about evanescent vanishing lilliputian cheap short of out of less bare-boned unusual merely only threadbare unbelievable far faraway outlying untenable vapid seldom found widely spaced in the minority out of the ordinary missing flawed weak-kneed incredible flat unpersuasive inferior impaired nothing more than no more than no better than no more important than substandard needing scrappy unsound timorous unenthusiastic duff unsuitable unworthy short-handed low on short on second string second fiddle not up to scratch outta gas unassembled unequal underprovided not make it found wanting undersupplied not cut out for injured amiss damaged third string leaving much to be desired marred timid spiritless like gold dust not to be had moderate mild tame not to be had for love nor money scarcer than hen's teeth wishy-washy lily-livered half-hearted faint-hearted low-key

    Trái nghĩa của scrimp

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