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skimp

/skɪmp/

skimpverb

skimped

Past Simple

skimped

Past Participle

skimping

Gerund

/skɪmp/

Translations

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.

Additional translations

жать

скудно употреблять

Definitions

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.

Synonyms

sting

cut back

economize

save

be frugal

tighten one's belt

Antonyms

skimpnoun

skimps

/skɪmp/

Definitions

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.

Synonyms

meager amount

small allowance

skimpadjective

/skɪmp/

Dialectal/archaic use meaning ‘scanty, meager’.

Definitions

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

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