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Definition of scrimp : 1. A pinching miser; a niggard.
2. Short; scanty; curtailed.
3. 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.

Synonyms:

skimp, scant, scrape, stint

cut corners, pinch

economize, conserve, moderate, pinch pennies, save, budget

Usage examples:

• I want you and Miss Simmons to not scrimp in your foreign charities but begin to home and make your own dependent ones comfortable." - "Samantha at the St. Louis Exposition", Marietta Holley.
• I'd work and scrimp, year after year, rather than, just sit down and be supported by the town. - "Half a Dozen Girls", Anna Chapin Ray.
• It- it's the way I scrimp, Harry. - "Gaslight Sonatas", Fannie Hurst.