skimp

v., skimped, skimp·ing, skimps.

v.tr.

1. To deal with hastily, carelessly, or with poor material: concentrated on reelection, skimping other matters.
2. To provide for or supply inadequately; be stingy with: accused them of skimping defense funding.

v.intr.
To be stingy or very thrifty.

adj.
Scanty; skimpy.

[Obsolete skimp, scanty, perhaps from alteration of SCRIMP.]

verb

To be severely sparing in order to economize: pinch, scrape, scrimp, stint. Idioms: pinch pennies, tighten (one's) belt. See save/waste.

v

Definition: be cheap or frugal about
Antonyms: lavish, spend, use, waste

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IN BRIEF: To give barely enough or not enough attention, funds or effort.

The teacher warned the students not to skimp on the time and energy needed to complete the project well.

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - spare, spare på
v. intr. - være nærig, spinke og spare
n. - sparsommelig person
adj. - sparsom, kneben

Nederlands (Dutch)
bezuinigen, beknibbelen

Français (French)
v. tr. - faire (qch) à la hâte/sans soin/avec des moyens dérisoires, lésiner
v. intr. - lésiner, économiser, être avare de
n. - avarice
adj. - minuscule, maigre

Deutsch (German)
v. - geizen, schlecht arbeiten
n. - Geizhals
adj. - ungenügend, dürftig, sehr kurz, bescheiden

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - τσιγκουνεύομαι, κακοφτιάχνω

Italiano (Italian)
lesinare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - restringir, racionar, atamancar

Русский (Russian)
урезывать (в чем-л.), скупиться (на что-л.), быть скупым, делать кое-как, небрежно, скудный

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - recortar, podar, escatimar, frangollar, chapucear
v. intr. - tacañear, trabajar con poco cuidado
n. - persona tacaña
adj. - escaso, pequeño, muy abreviado, muy corto

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - snåla, vara snål mot, slarva med

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
舍不得给, 对...不够用心, 节俭, 节省, 不够用心, 节俭的人, 少的, 不足的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 捨不得給, 對...不夠用心
v. intr. - 節儉, 節省, 不夠用心
n. - 節儉的人
adj. - 少的, 不足的

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 절약하다, 인색하게 굴다, (일을) 날리다
v. intr. - 절약하다, 바싹 줄이다
n. - 유행하는 짧고 노출적인 옷
adj. - 빈약한, 부족한

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - けちけちする, ちびちび与える
adj. - 貧弱な

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يعمل بتعجل أو أهمال أو بغير سخاء في ألأنفاق, يقتر‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮קימץ‬
v. intr. - ‮נהג בחסכנות‬
n. - ‮דבר קטן ודל‬
adj. - ‮מועט, דל, מצומצם‬

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