skimp

UK
/skɪmp/
US
/skɪmp/

Traductions

skimpverb
skimped
Past Simple
skimped
Past Participle
skimping
Gerund
UK
/skɪmp/
US
/skɪmp/
He tends to skimp on quality when buying clothes.
Он склонен скупиться на качество при покупке одежды.
She decided to skimp on the decorations to save money.
Она решила экономить на украшениях, чтобы сэкономить деньги.
Traductions supplémentaires
скудно употреблять
Synonymes
cut back
be frugal
tighten one's belt
skimpnoun
skimps
pl
UK
/skɪmp/
US
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Synonymes
skimpadjective
UK
/skɪmp/
US
/skɪmp/
Dialectal/archaic use meaning ‘scanty, meager’.

Définitions

skimpverb
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.
skimpnoun
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.
skimpadjective
Scanty or insufficient in amount; meager (dialectal or archaic).
They served us a skimp lunch that left everyone still hungry.