as in saving
careful management of material resources
after years of skimping and saving, he was finally able to afford the sports car he had always wanted
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as in careful
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as in sparing
to avoid unnecessary waste or expense
we must skimp and save if we are going to afford a vacation this summer
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Recent Examples of skimping
John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 24 Dec. 2025
This is one chicken casserole that's not skimping on flavor.
—Josh Miller, Southern Living, 15 Dec. 2025
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—Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 1 Dec. 2025
Want to stretch your holiday budget without skimping on thoughtful gifts?
—Christopher Murray
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Truly, skimping on this step will render everything else futile.
—Essence, 23 Sep. 2025
But director Joseph Kosinski delivers real spectacle, too, depicting the raging fires in all of their visual splendor without ever skimping on tension and danger.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2025
But interestingly, most of those clubs running a loss are also the ones skimping on player wages.
—Ian Nicholas Quillen, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2025
Johnston said some cope by skimping on prescription drugs, skipping meals or scrubbing doctor visits.
—Next Avenue, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
Verb
Those who are looking for generous portions without skimping on freshness, quality or variety, and those looking to do it in a neighborhood-style Japanese restaurant that isn’t taking itself too seriously, will find comfort here.
—Recent Examples of Synonyms for skimping
Noun
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The language of manifesting your dreams into reality might sound nonsensical or contrived, but to JOP, his magical thinking became his saving grace.—
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The concealer is available in 24 shades, with savings of up to 58 percent.—
Adjective
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Be careful when handling debris that may have blown into your yard.—
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These soft and chewy treats are the result of dozens of careful recipe tests.—
Verb
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The discovery points to a potential new class of drug targets that could selectively disrupt cancer growth while sparing healthy tissue.—
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The Hunt family that owns the Chiefs can stop endangering Native American lives while also sparing audiences from this assault to our eyes and ears by manning up and changing the team’s name, just as the Washington Commanders did.—
Noun
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Frustration over Iran’s struggling economy has festered.—
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Yes, the future looks bleak for the island of 11 million people, who are already suffering from a dismal economy and aggressive state repression.—
Adjective
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And of the 60% who did venture to a library, most were frugal.—
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The like ski bum cache of like the frugal Gourmet.—
Verb
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This allows robots to use power for thrust when needed and deploy wings to glide when conserving battery.—
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The highway department will strategically apply salt to intersections, hills, bridges and curbs in subdivisions, but aim for conserving on other stretches of subdivision roads.—
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The Sisterbird birdhouse two-pack is an economical option for native North Texas bird species.—
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One economical approach is to get one humidifier for the room with the most plants in it, and move any other plants prone to dryness into the room for the winter months, if feasible.—
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In that light, Brodin’s track record of economizing on costs and resources at Ikea may be the real game changer if he is appointed.—
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The system reduces emissions, noise, and vibration while economizing on fuel and maintenance costs.—
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“Skimping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skimping. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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