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A slang expression for a property with improvements that should be bulldozed because they detract from the value of the land.Example: “That old shopping center is a scrape.”

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No references found			We have never had a dull episode and we don't want to get to the stage where we have to scrape the barrel for stories. ARE ALL ENEMIES by The Mirror (London, England) SCOTLAND, sporting more bumps and bruises from their thrilling 3-2 weekend win over Estonia than old Braveheart William Wallace collected on the battlefield at Stirling, have had to scrape the barrel to get a team together for tonight's qualifier at Pittodrie. Football: Scotland set fair for victory; SCOTLAND v FAROE ISLANDS by Worwood, Mark / The Racing Post (London, England) We were embarrassed by that 6-0 defeat at Tannadice last weekend but we've had to scrape the barrel - with no disrespect - to put a team on the park recently. Even our own fans reckon we'll blow it; CLYDEBANK v DUNFERMLINE by Grahame, Ewing / Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland)			Scheduled Policy Schedules schematics Schlussabrechnungspreis Schmir Schuld Schuldner scienter scire facias sur mortgage Sconto su titoli Scoop scope of appraisal scope of authority scope of employment scope of work Scope of Work Rule Scoperto Scorched Earth Scorched Earth Policy Scorched-Earth Policy SCORE Scott Sullivan SCR Scrap Value scrape scrape the barrel Screen Screen Actors Guild Screen Stocks Scrip Scrip Bid Scrip Dividend Scripophilist Scripophily scrivener Scumming SD SDD SDG SDP SDR SE Se omite el volumen negociado Se omite la repeticion de precios SEA street seal SEAQ Search costs Seasonal Unemployment Seasonal Variation Seasonally Adjusted			Scrapbooks from the Heart scrape scrape scrape scrape scrape scrape scrape along scrape along scrape along scrape along scrape along scrape away scrape away scrape back scrape back scrape back scrape back scrape by scrape by scrape by scrape by scrape by scrape in Scrape Loading and Dye Transfer Assay scrape off scrape off scrape out scrape out scrape out of scrape the barrel scrape the bottom of the barrel scrape the bottom of the barrel scrape the bottom of the barrel scrape the bottom of the barrel scrape the bottom of the barrel scrape through scrape through scrape together scrape together scrape together scrape together scrape together scrape up scrape up scrape up scrape up scrape up Scrape-off-Layer Current scraped scraped scraped scraped scraped scraped acquaintance scraped acquaintance scraped acquaintance scraped acquaintance scraped along scraped along scraped along

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