scrimp
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Synonyms
economize, pinch, save, skimp, spare
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Homeopaths do not command the high prices of advanced drugs but can scrimp on science. — The Economist, "French authorities dilute homeopaths’ profits," 18 July 2019 There is an endless playbook of deleterious things companies can do to boost their profits in the short run: gut training programs, eliminate R&D, ignore product risk, scrimp on environmental protections, etc. — David Meyer, Fortune, "End of Shareholder Primacy, Part III: CEO Daily," 21 Aug. 2019 Homeopaths do not command the high prices of advanced drugs but can scrimp on science. — The Economist, "French authorities dilute homeopaths’ profits," 18 July 2019 Homeopaths do not command the high prices of advanced drugs but can scrimp on science. — The Economist, "French authorities dilute homeopaths’ profits," 18 July 2019 Homeopaths do not command the high prices of advanced drugs but can scrimp on science. — The Economist, "French authorities dilute homeopaths’ profits," 18 July 2019 Canceling existing student debt would make many of us who scrimped and saved and were prudent and paid our debts feel like suckers. — Allan Sloan, Washington Post, "Canceling all student debt is a bad idea," 5 July 2019 Homeopaths do not command the high prices of advanced drugs but can scrimp on science. — The Economist, "French authorities dilute homeopaths’ profits," 19 July 2019 Black workers joined unions, trained up, doubled up in housing, scrimped and saved and played by the rules. — Calvin Schermerhorn, Twin Cities, "Calvin Schermerhorn: Why the racial wealth gap persists more than 150 years after emancipation," 27 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'scrimp.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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