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Skimp
UK
/skɪmp/
US
/skɪmp/
Translation of "skimp" into Russian
skimp
Verb
UK
/skɪmp/
US
/skɪmp/
skimp
skimps
skimped Past Simple / Past Participle
skimping Gerund
She decided to skimp on the decorations to save money.
Она решила экономить на украшениях, чтобы сэкономить деньги.
He tends to skimp on quality when buying clothes.
Он склонен скупиться на качество при покупке одежды.
Definitions
skimp
Noun
UK
/skɪmp/
US
/skɪmp/
A small or insufficient amount; scantiness (rare).
There was only skimp of milk left in the fridge.
A stingy or parsimonious person (dialectal).
Stop being such a skimp and pay your share of the bill.
skimp
Verb
UK
/skɪmp/
US
/skɪmp/
To use less of something than is necessary or appropriate, often to save money or resources.
She decided not to skimp on quality when buying a new mattress.
To give insufficient attention or effort to something.
He tends to skimp on his homework, which affects his grades.
skimp
Adjective
UK
/skɪmp/
US
/skɪmp/
Scanty or insufficient in amount; meager (dialectal or archaic).
They served us a skimp lunch that left everyone still hungry.
Idioms and phrases
skimp on (something)
She tends to skimp on groceries to save money.
экономить на (чём-то)
Она склонна экономить на продуктах, чтобы сэкономить деньги.
not skimp on (something)
He did not skimp on the quality of materials for the project.
не экономить на (чём-то)
Он не экономил на качестве материалов для проекта.
skimp money
They decided to skimp money on their vacation.
экономить деньги
Они решили сэкономить деньги на своем отпуске.
skimp time
Don't skimp time on safety measures.
экономить время
Не экономьте время на мерах безопасности.
skimp resources
The company tends to skimp resources on research.
экономить ресурсы
Компания склонна экономить ресурсы на исследованиях.
skimp efforts
He often skimp efforts when cleaning his room.
экономить усилия
Он часто экономит усилия, убираясь в своей комнате.
skimp materials
It's dangerous to skimp materials when building a house.
экономить материалы
Опасно экономить материалы при строительстве дома.