as in economy
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 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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as in saving
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Recent Examples of skimping
Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 27 Sep. 2025
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
Some see that as a system that rewards doctors who specialize in caring for patients with complex medical conditions while skimping on pay for primary care doctors who try to prevent or limit disease.
—Ken Alltucker, USA TODAY, 15 Dec. 2024
This pan will pull its weight in the kitchen, doing the work of multiple pans (and minimizing the pieces of cookware cluttering your kitchen) while certainly not skimping on style.
—Megan Wahn, Architectural Digest, 29 Nov. 2024
These options from Amazon, Outdoor Voices, Lululemon, SET Active, and more will level up your style without skimping on comfort or performance.
—Kristin Canning, SELF, 15 Oct. 2024
Adjective
The exterior is embossed with the brand name that gives it a luxe, high-end feel, but rest assured, its $30 price tag is very much within your travel budget without skimping on quality construction.
—Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 27 Sep. 2025
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
Some see that as a system that rewards doctors who specialize in caring for patients with complex medical conditions while skimping on pay for primary care doctors who try to prevent or limit disease.
—Ken Alltucker, USA TODAY, 15 Dec. 2024
This pan will pull its weight in the kitchen, doing the work of multiple pans (and minimizing the pieces of cookware cluttering your kitchen) while certainly not skimping on style.
—Megan Wahn, Architectural Digest, 29 Nov. 2024
These options from Amazon, Outdoor Voices, Lululemon, SET Active, and more will level up your style without skimping on comfort or performance.
—Kristin Canning, SELF, 15 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for skimping
Noun
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The Hunt After years of diligent saving, a longtime renter with a $300,000 budget weighed whether to take his parents’ advice and return to his childhood building in Elmhurst, or branch out.—
Dan Levin,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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Giving and saving were instilled, too.—
Sarah Jones,
PEOPLE,
30 Sep. 2025
Verb
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By leasing GPUs to OpenAI, rather than requiring them to buy the chips outright, Nvidia is sparing OpenAI from having to take an accounting charge for the high depreciation rates on the chips, which will ultimately help OpenAI’s bottom line.—
Jeremy Kahn,
Fortune,
28 Sep. 2025
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Trump could have faced up to four years in prison, but a judge issued an unconditional discharge, leaving his conviction in place but sparing him any penalty or fine.—
Jeremy Kohler,
ProPublica,
24 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Be careful when handling debris that may have blown into your yard.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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These treatments require careful and ongoing monitoring.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The number of farm operations filing for bankruptcy remains at historically low levels but has jumped sharply this year as a crisis in the agricultural economy drags on.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
4 Oct. 2025
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The country ranks 118th among 148 economies, the lowest among G-7 members, in the World Economic Forum’s 2025 Global Gender Gap Report, languishing particularly in the political empowerment metric.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
4 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Iran can achieve that by abandoning water-hungry crops, shifting to smart farming, conserving every drop, and reviving flood-management techniques Iranians once mastered to recharge depleted aquifers.—
Nik Kowsar,
Time,
2 Oct. 2025
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While the app is available and encouraged year-round, the week was a spotlight on the importance of joint effort when conserving the environment, Zirk said.—
Madison Beveridge,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Gray’s Papaya hot dog restaurant in Manhattan has served up beef franks to the hungry and frugal masses for the past five decades.—
Alicia Wallace,
CNN Money,
30 Sep. 2025
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Being frugal on everything the customer doesn’t see.—
Evan Clark,
Footwear News,
25 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The system reduces emissions, noise, and vibration while economizing on fuel and maintenance costs.—
Kathleen Turner,
Forbes.com,
27 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Ink-tank printers looked poised to become the better, more economical choice for the future of printing.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
30 Sep. 2025
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At a certain point, the discussion and decision becomes purely economical.—
Christina Dugan Ramirez,
FOXNews.com,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Skimping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skimping. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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