Usually means: Barely manage with minimal resources.
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  1. scrape by: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
  2. scrape by: Merriam-Webster
  3. scrape by: Vocabulary.com
  4. scrape by: Wiktionary
  5. scrape by: Dictionary.com
  6. scrape by: Rhymezone
  7. scrape by: FreeDictionary.org
  8. scrape by: Mnemonic Dictionary
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Business (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. scrape by: Legal dictionary
  2. scrape by: Financial dictionary

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. scrape by: Encyclopedia

Medicine (1 matching dictionary)
  1. scrape by: Medical dictionary

Miscellaneous (1 matching dictionary)
  1. scrape by: Idioms

Slang (1 matching dictionary)
  1. scrape by: Urban Dictionary

Definitions from Wiktionary (scrape by)

verb:  (intransitive) To only afford the essentials; to barely sustain oneself.

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