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skimp

/skɪmp/

skimpverb

skimped

Präteritum

skimped

Partizip Perfekt

skimping

Gerundium

/skɪmp/

Übersetzungen

скупиться

He tends to skimp on quality when buying clothes.

Он склонен скупиться на качество при покупке одежды.

экономить

She decided to skimp on the decorations to save money.

Она решила экономить на украшениях, чтобы сэкономить деньги.

Zusätzliche Übersetzungen

жать

скудно употреблять

Definitionen

To use less of something than is necessary or appropriate, often to save money or resources.

She decided not to skimp on quality when buying a new mattress.

To give insufficient attention or effort to something.

He tends to skimp on his homework, which affects his grades.

Synonyme

sting

cut back

economize

save

be frugal

tighten one's belt

Antonyme

skimpsubstantiv

skimps

Pl.

/skɪmp/

Definitionen

A small or insufficient amount; scantiness (rare).

There was only skimp of milk left in the fridge.

A stingy or parsimonious person (dialectal).

Stop being such a skimp and pay your share of the bill.

Synonyme

meager amount

small allowance

skimpadjektiv

/skɪmp/

Dialectal/archaic use meaning ‘scanty, meager’.

Definitionen

Scanty or insufficient in amount; meager (dialectal or archaic).

They served us a skimp lunch that left everyone still hungry.