SKIMP ON

Meaning of SKIMP ON in English

expend fewer resources on something than are necessary in an attempt to economize.

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SKIMP — daginot
English-Visayan vocabulary
SKIMP — I. adjective Etymology: perhaps alteration of scrimp Date: 1775 ~y , II. verb Date: circa 1879 transitive verb to give …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SKIMP — I. ˈskimp adjective Etymology: perhaps alteration of scrimp (I) : barely sufficient : scanty , meager a thin woman whose …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ON — I. (|)ȯn, (|)än, in the southeastern US sometimes (|)ōn preposition Etymology: Middle English, preposition & adverb, fr Old English an, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SKIMP — (a.) Scanty.
Английский словарь Webster
SKIMP — (v. i.) To save; to be parsimonious or niggardly.
Английский словарь Webster
SKIMP — (v. t.) To make insufficient allowance for; to scant; to scrimp.
Английский словарь Webster
SKIMP — (v. t.) To slight; to do carelessly; to scamp.
Английский словарь Webster
SKIMP — ( v. t. ) To slight; to do carelessly; to scamp.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SKIMP — ( v. t. ) To make insufficient allowance for; to scant; to scrimp.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SKIMP — ( v. i. ) To save; to be parsimonious or niggardly.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SKIMP — ( a. ) Scanty.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SKIMP — — skimpingly , adv. /skimp/ , v.i. 1. to scrimp. v.t. 2. to scrimp. 3. to scamp. adj. 4. skimpy; …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SKIMP — adj. barely adequate, scanty, sparing, meager
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
SKIMP — v. save, economize, be frugal; use or provide sparingly
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
SKIMP — I. ˈskimp adjective Etymology: perhaps alteration of scrimp Date: 1775 : skimpy II. verb Date: circa 1879 transitive verb : …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SKIMP — adj scanty. 2. skimp ·vi to save; to be parsimonious or niggardly. 3. skimp ·vt to slight; to do carelessly; …
Webster English vocab
SKIMP — ■ verb (often ~ on ) expend fewer resources on something than are necessary in an attempt to economize. Origin …
Concise Oxford English vocab
SKIMP — [skimp] adj [perh. alter. of scrimp] (1775): skimpy [2]skimp vt (ca. 1879): to give insufficient or barely sufficient attention or …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SKIMP — skimp BrE AmE skɪmp ▷ skimped skɪm p t ▷ skimping ˈskɪmp ɪŋ ▷ skimps skɪm p s
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SKIMP — / skɪmp; NAmE / verb [ v ] skimp (on sth) to try to spend less time, money, etc. on …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SKIMP — skimp /skɪmp/ BrE AmE verb [intransitive and transitive] [ Date: 1800-1900 ; Origin: Perhaps from scrimp ] to not spend …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ON — I. on 1 S1 W1 /ɒn $ ɑːn, ɒːn/ BrE AmE preposition [ Language: Old English ] 1 . ON …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SKIMP — ( skimps, skimping, skimped) If you skimp on something, you use less time, money, or material for it than you …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ON — The preposition is pronounced /ɒn/. The adverb and the adjective are pronounced /ɒn/. Frequency: The word is one of the …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SKIMP — verb EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ But don't take this as an excuse to skimp on insurance when you book your …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
ON
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SKIMP — [verb] [T or I + on] - to use less of (something) than is necessary to do a job properlyMany …
Cambridge English vocab
SKIMP — An individual who is not forthcoming with her own effects; niggardly; stingy--or one who tells half-truths Example: Don't be such …
Slang English vocab
SKIMP — adj. 25B6; verb don't skimp on the quantity : STINT ON, scrimp on, economize on, cut back on, be sparing, …
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ON — 1. предл. 1) а) в пространственном значении указывает на нахождение на поверхности какого-л. предмета, на чем-л. на a house on …
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ON — on.ogg 1. ɒn a 1. ближний, внутренний the on side - более близкая ( к собеседнику, зрителю и т. п. …
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ON — 1. ɒn a 1. ближний, внутренний the on side - более близкая ( к собеседнику, зрителю и т. п. ) …
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ON — 1. предл. 1) а) в пространственном значении указывает на нахождение на поверхности какого-л. предмета, на чем-л. на a house on …
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YOUR
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WELL — I. adverb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a better/greater/deeper understanding ▪ All of this will lead to a better understanding of …
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UP
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TAKE
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SIDE
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SET — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bunch/set of keys (= a group of keys kept together ) ▪ He …
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S
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RIGHT
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PUT
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OUT
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OFF
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LAY
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KEEP
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IT
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HAVE
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GROUND — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a cricket field/ground/pitch (= area of ground where cricket is played ) ▪ the …
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GOOD
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GO
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GET
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DOWN — I. adverb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bird swoops down (= it suddenly flies down ) ▪ The bird swoops …
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DO
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BACK
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