skimp
verb (used without object)
to scrimp.
had skimped
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past perfectof skimp.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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State Department investigators found that Blackwater had skimped on its protection of diplomats, outfitted its personnel with unauthorized weapons, falsified work reports, and overbilled the government.
From Slate ● Jun. 30, 2014
The owners of the San Jose mine testified before an investigatory commission of lawmakers on Tuesday, defending their company against accusations they had skimped on safety.
From Reuters ● Sep. 1, 2010
Not that Dali had skimped on art for the occasion.
From Time Magazine Archive
It meant that this little family was placing its all upon the altar—even the pitiful coins for which they had skimped and saved for months for a particular purpose.
From The Friendly Road: New Adventures in Contentment by David Grayson
I am not very tall, it is true," said Mimi seriously, "but it must not look as if we had skimped the stuff.
From Bohemians of the Latin Quarter by Henry Murger
