skimp

Pronunciation

• (US) (UK) IPA ^(key): /skɪmp/

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Verb

Plain form skimp

Third-person singular skimps

Past tense skimped

Past participle skimped

Present participle skimping

1. (intransitive) If you skimp on something, you spend or use less time or money on it than is necessary in an attempt to save.