Definition of skimp
(Entry 1 of 2)
: skimpy
skimp
verb
skimped; skimping; skimps
Definition of skimp (Entry 2 of 2)
: to give insufficient or barely sufficient attention or effort to or funds for
: to save by or as if by skimping
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The first known use of skimp was in 1775
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