skimp
verb (used without object)
to scrimp.
skimps
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present tense formof skimp (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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But that doesn’t mean it skimps on activities, thanks in part to its $115 million refresh in 2019.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2025
A restaurant on the outskirts of Nairobi skimps on the size of its chapatis - a flaky, chewy Kenyan flatbread - to save on cooking oil.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 27, 2023
A restaurant on the outskirts of Nairobi skimps on the size of its chapatis — a flaky, chewy Kenyan flatbread — to save on cooking oil.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 27, 2023
She allows Belly to be a teenager in all of her messy glory, but never skimps on the enthusiastic charisma and vulnerability that lends authenticity.
From Salon ● Dec. 26, 2022
A man who gets an estimate, for example, written on cheap paper, may be led to believe that the man who skimps on letter paper is apt to skimp on his work.
From Business Correspondence by Anonymous
