Scrimp vs. Skimp — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Scrimp and Skimp
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Scrimp
To be very frugal and sparing. scrimped and saved for college tuition.
Skimp
To deal with hastily, carelessly, or with poor material
Concentrated on reelection, skimping other matters.
Scrimp
A pinching miser; a niggard.
Skimp
To provide for or supply inadequately; be stingy with
Accused them of skimping defense funding.
Scrimp
(transitive) To make too small or short.
To scrimp the pattern of a coat.
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Skimp
To be stingy or very thrifty.
Scrimp
(transitive) To limit or straiten; to put on short allowance.
Skimp
Scanty; skimpy.
Scrimp
(intransitive) To be frugal.
Skimp
To mock, deride, scorn, scold, make fun of.
I thought Adie was only skimpin' me.
Scrimp
Short; scanty; curtailed.
Skimp
(transitive) To slight; to do carelessly; to scamp.
Scrimp
To make too small or short; to limit or straiten; to put on short allowance; to scant; to contract; to shorten; as, to scrimp the pattern of a coat.
Skimp
To make insufficient allowance for; to scant; to scrimp.
Scrimp
Short; scanty; curtailed.
Skimp
(intransitive) To save; to be parsimonious or stingy.
Scrimp
A pinching miser; a niggard.
Skimp
Scanty.
Scrimp
Subsist on a meager allowance;
Scratch and scrimp
Skimp
A skimpy or insubstantial thing, especially a piece of clothing.
Skimp
Underwear.
Skimp
To slight; to do carelessly; to scamp.
Skimp
To make insufficient allowance for; to scant; to scrimp.
Skimp
To save; to be parsimonious or niggardly.
Skimp
Scanty.
Skimp
Work hastily or carelessly; deal with inadequately and superficially
Skimp
Limit in quality or quantity
Skimp
Subsist on a meager allowance;
Scratch and scrimp
Skimp
Supply sparingly and with restricted quantities;
Sting with the allowance
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