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 Definitions of skimp  [ɪmp]  

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Definition of 'skimp' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (v.i.) skimp
to scrimp.

2. (v.t.) skimp
to scrimp.

3.  skimp
to scamp.

4. (adj.) skimp
skimpy; scanty.

Etymology:  (1765–75; orig. uncert.)

Definition of 'skimp' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (verb) skimp, scant
work hastily or carelessly; deal with inadequately and superficially

2. (verb) scant, skimp
limit in quality or quantity

3. (verb) scrimp, stint, skimp
subsist on a meager allowance
"scratch and scrimp"

4. (verb) stint, skimp, scant
supply sparingly and with restricted quantities
"sting with the allowance"


Definition of 'skimp' Webster Dictionary 

1. (adj) skimp
scanty

2. (verb) skimp
to slight; to do carelessly; to scamp

3. (verb) skimp
to make insufficient allowance for; to scant; to scrimp

4. (verb) skimp
to save; to be parsimonious or niggardly


Translation of 'skimp' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: (withon) to take, spend, use, give etc too little or only just enough
She skimped on meals in order to send her son to college.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: min bestee Arabic flag Arabic: يَقْتَصِد في، يُقَلِّل، ي Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: скъпя се
Brazilian flag Brazilian: poupar Czech flag Czech: skrblit German flag German: knausern
Danish flag Danish: være nærig med Greek flag Greek: είμαι φειδωλός, κάνω οικο Spanish flag Spanish: escatimar, economizar
Estonian flag Estonian: koonerdama, kitsalt läbi Farsi flag Farsi: با حداقل ساختن Finnish flag Finnish: nuukailla
French flag French: économiser, lésiner (sur) Hebrew flag Hebrew: לְקַמֵץ Hindi flag Hindi: मितव्ययी होना
Croatian flag Croatian: škrtariti, štedljivo dava Hungarian flag Hungarian: spórol (vmivel) Indonesian flag Indonesian: menghemat
Icelandic flag Icelandic: spara Italian flag Italian: fare economie Japanese flag Japanese: けちる
Korean flag Korean: 절약하다 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: spausti,šykštėti, taupyti Latvian flag Latvian: skopoties; taupīt (uz kau
Malay flag Malay: berdikit-dikit Dutch flag Dutch: beknibbelen Norwegian flag Norwegian: spinke og spare, være kni
Polish flag Polish: oszczędzać, skąpić Persian flag Persian: با حداقل ساختن Pashto flag Pashto: جورول
Portuguese flag Portuguese: poupar Romanian flag Romanian: a economisi; a se zgârci Russian flag Russian: экономить; скупиться
Slovak flag Slovak: šetriť Slovenian flag Slovenian: skopariti Serbian flag Serbian: cicijašiti
Swedish flag Swedish: snåla med, knappa in på Thai flag Thai: ใช้น้อยเกินไป Turkish flag Turkish: cimri davranmak, kısıntı
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 省吃儉用 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: урізувати, скнарити Urdu flag Urdu: کسی چیز کے استعمال یا خرچ
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: bủn xỉn, keo kiệt Chinese flag Chinese: 省俭

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