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skimp(dictionary)

skimp (iou)



skimp adjective, noun, & verb. L18.
[Origin uncertain: cf. SCRIMP verb, SCAMP verb2.]
A. adjective. Scanty; skimpy. L18.
b. noun. A small or scanty thing; esp. a skimpy garment. colloq. M19.
C. verb.
verb trans. Restrict in supplies, stint. L19.
M. Meyer Never the man to skimp a job, he went through every poem.
verb trans. Use a meagre or insufficient amount of. L19.
C. P. Snow She skimped my father's food and her own..for several weeks.
verb intrans. Economize (on); be parsimonious; save. L19.
Nature British manufacturing industry..is still skimping on development. A. S. Byatt Ashamed of the way we liveskimping and saving.
skimped adjective scanty; meagre, mean: M19.
skimping adjective skimpy; that skimps: L18.