skimp

Skimp is to use less of something than you should, such as less effort, money, time or energy.

(verb)

An example of when you skimp is when you cut corners on your marketing budget and spend less money than everyone suggests.

See skimp in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

Informal scanty

Origin: prob. altered < scrimp

intransitive verb

transitive verb

See skimp in American Heritage Dictionary 4

verb skimped, skimp·ing, skimps

verb, transitive

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

verb, intransitive

To be stingy or very thrifty.

adjective

Scanty; skimpy.

Origin:

Origin: Obsolete skimp, scanty

Origin: , perhaps from alteration of scrimp

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