From root: kuripot
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
kinuripot
ki-nu-RI-pot
scrimped on
Present (Incomplete)
kinukuripot
ki-nu-ku-RI-pot
scrimping on
Future (Contemplated)
kukuriputin
ku-ku-ri-pu-TIN
will scrimp on
Usage Note
Kuriputin is used when someone acts stingily or excessively frugal towards a specific budget, person, or expense. It often implies a negative or teasing nuance regarding someone's reluctance to spend money or share resources.
Examples
" Huwag mong kuriputin ang ulam. "
Natural Translation
Don't skimp on the food.
Literal Translation
Don't you scrimp-on the dish.
" Ayaw niyang kuriputin ang pera. "
Natural Translation
He doesn't want to scrimp on the money.
Literal Translation
Dislike he scrimp-on the money.
" Mayaman naman siya, pero kinukuripot pa rin niya ang sariling anak pagdating sa baon sa eskwela. "
Natural Translation
He's actually rich, yet he still skimps on his own child when it comes to school allowance.
Literal Translation
Rich anyway he, but scrimping-on still he the own child when-comes-to allowance in school.
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