He offers guests cups of hot water instead of tea because he is trying to scrimp.
From the sltrib.com
Hendriksen lives at home in Salt Lake City and takes the bus to school to scrimp.
From the sltrib.com
Poorly designed hotels tend to scrimp on things you don't see, like insulation.
From the stltoday.com
Its residents don't have to scrimp and save to afford a home at the median price.
From the forbes.com
Don't scrimp on this crisis or it is going to turn into a rather huge headache.
From the iftomm2003.com
It's not that the producers decided to scrimp just when a new Bond is taking hold.
From the dispatch.com
The generation that lived through the Great Depression learned to scrimp and save.
From the economist.com
West End musicals and plays are generally not cheap, but there are ways to scrimp.
From the bostonherald.com
On her first visit to Lake Tahoe, Sick will scrimp in other areas to afford to ski.
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Subsist on a meager allowance; "scratch and scrimp"
A pinching miser; a niggard; To make too small or short; to scant; to contract; to shorten; To limit or straiten; to put on short allowance; To be frugal; Short; scanty; curtailed
The result of fabric being folded or creased when passing through tenter frames.
Acronym for Seemans Composite Resin Infusion Molding Process a vacuum process to combine resin and reinforcement in an open mold.