scratch together

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scratch together

verb scratches together · scratching together · scratched together

  1. idiomatic To collect, assemble or gather small amounts (especially of money), from various sources, with some difficulty; to scrape together.

    Similar: scrape together

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@misc{scratch_together_2026,
  title = {scratch together},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/scratch%20together},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}