Definition of scrimps:
(v) :
(intransitive) To be frugal, whether to a reasonable and wise extent or to a miserly and unwise extent.
(v) :
(transitive, sometimes with on) To make too small or short; to shortchange.
(v) :
(transitive) To limit or straiten; to put on short allowance.
(n) :
A pinching miser; a niggard.
(adj) :
Short; scanty; curtailed.