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   skimp

   /skɪmp/

   verb

   • 1. expend or use less time, money, or material on something than is necessary in an attempt to economize: "don't skimp on insurance when you book your holidays" Similar stint onscrimp onbe sparing withbe economical witheconomize onbe frugal withcut back onbe parsimonious withbe niggardly withcut cornerspinch penniesbe mean withinformal:be stingy withbe mingy withbe tight withdo hastilydo carelesslydash offcut corners withrare:scampOpposite squanderlavish

   noun

   • 1. a fashionably short or revealing garment: informal "she wore a yellow skimp"

   Word Origin late 18th century: of unknown origin; compare with scamp2 and scrimp.

   Scrabble Points: 13

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