Scrimp in spanish
Escatimar
pronunciation: eskɑtimɑɹ̩ part of speech: verb
pronunciation: eskɑtimɑɹ̩ part of speech: verb
In gestures
scrimp (on) = cicatear, escatimar, racanear, tacañear.
Example: As I discussed in our first article in this series, there is a time to scrimp and a time to splurge on beauty supplies.more:
» scrimp and save (on) = mirar por el dinero, apretarse el cinturón.
Example: My migrant parents had made sacrifices, scrimped and saved and sent me to an expensive private school so that I would not be exposed to the daily degradations they endured.