| thrifty | adj berjimat cermat: a ~ housewife, suri rumah yg berjimat cermat. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| scrimp | vi berjimat, berhemat: he ~ed and saved for years to buy a house, dia berjimat dan menyimpan wang selama beberapa tahun utk membeli rumah. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| retrench | vi ( fml) berjimat(-cermat), berhemat: we must ~ because of the recession, kita mesti berjimat krn kemelesetan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| scrape | 2. be economical, berjimat: they ~d and saved to buy a house, mereka berjimat dan menyimpan wang utk membeli sebuah rumah; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| stint | ~ os of st, berjimat dgn sst: the mother ~ed herself of food for the sake of her offspring, si ibu berjimat dgn makanan demi kepentingan anak-anaknya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| stint | vt be sparing or frugal with, berjimat: she will ~ herself for months to buy things for the children, dia akan berjimat berbulan-bulan lamanya bagi membeli barang-barang utk anak-anaknya. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| stint | vi, berjimat: the parents might have to ~ and save, but they are determined that each child should get a good education,, ibu bapa budak-budak itu terpaksa berjimat dan menyimpan duit, tetapi mereka berazam supaya setiap anak mereka mendapat pendidikan yg baik; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| sparing | adj berjimat; (of people’s behaviour or action) berhati-hati, berkira: there is a scarcity of water so be ~ with it, kita kekurangan air jadi kita sepatutnya berjimat menggunakan air yg ada; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| economize, economise | vi berjimat, bercermat, berhemat, berekonomi: now that he’s out of work, he will have to ~, oleh sebab dia tdk mempunyai pekerjaan sekarang, perlulah dia berjimat; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| stretch | c. make (st) last to cover o’s needs, berjimat; (be sufficient) mencukupi: can we ~ the food out till the curfew is lifted, bolehkah kita berjimat dgn makanan sehingga perintah berkurung dibatalkan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |