as in sparse
                                      
              
          
                                                      less plentiful than what is normal, necessary, or desirable                                       
              
                             jobs for teenagers were scant that summer                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
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as in to spare
                                      
              
          
                                                      to use or give out in stingy amounts                                       
              
                             don't scant the peanut butter on those sandwiches!                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                          
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