Skimp — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

work hastily or carelessly; deal with inadequately and superficially

limit in quality or quantity

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/skˈɪmp/

🇬🇧British English

/skˈɪmp/

🇮🇳Indian English

/skˈɪmp/

1 syllable Say it as /skˈɪmp/.

Examples

scratch and scrimp
sting with the allowance

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

scant scrimp stint

Parts of Speech

verb	work hastily or carelessly; deal with inadequately and superficially
verb	limit in quality or quantity
verb	subsist on a meager allowance “scratch and scrimp”
verb	supply sparingly and with restricted quantities “sting with the allowance”

Word Forms

stinter

noun

an economizer who stints someone with something

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

knausern

hastig oder nachlässig arbeiten; unzureichend und oberflächlich umgehen

🇫🇷French

lésiner

travailler à la hâte ou avec négligence ; traiter de manière inadéquate et superficielle

🇪🇸Spanish

escatimar

trabajar apresuradamente o descuidadamente; abordar de manera inadecuada y superficial

🇮🇹Italian

lesinare

lavorare frettolosamente o con noncuranza; affrontare in modo inadeguato e superficiale

🇳🇱Dutch

bezuinigen

haastig of onzorgvuldig werken; onvoldoende en oppervlakkig omgaan

🇵🇹Portuguese

economizar

trabalhar apressadamente ou descuidadamente; lidar de forma inadequada e superficial

🇷🇺Russian

экономить

работать поспешно или небрежно; относиться неадекватно и поверхностно

India

🇮🇳Hindi

लापरवाही से काम करना

जल्दबाजी या लापरवाही से काम करना; अपर्याप्त और सतही ढंग से निपटें

🇮🇳Tamil

சிறிய

அவசரமாக அல்லது கவனக்குறைவாக வேலை செய்யுங்கள்; போதுமான மற்றும் மேலோட்டமாக சமாளிக்க

🇮🇳Telugu

పనికిమాలిన

తొందరపాటుగా లేదా నిర్లక్ష్యంగా పని చేయండి; సరిపోని మరియు ఉపరితలంగా వ్యవహరించండి

🇮🇳Marathi

कंजूष

घाईघाईने किंवा निष्काळजीपणे काम करा; अपुरी आणि वरवरची हाताळणी करा

🇮🇳Gujarati

કંજૂસ

ઉતાવળથી અથવા બેદરકારીથી કામ કરો; અપૂરતી અને ઉપરછલ્લી રીતે વ્યવહાર કરો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕಡಿಮೆ

ಆತುರದಿಂದ ಅಥವಾ ಅಜಾಗರೂಕತೆಯಿಂದ ಕೆಲಸ ಮಾಡಿ; ಅಸಮರ್ಪಕವಾಗಿ ಮತ್ತು ಮೇಲ್ನೋಟಕ್ಕೆ ವ್ಯವಹರಿಸಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ചെറുതായത്

തിടുക്കത്തിൽ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ അശ്രദ്ധമായി പ്രവർത്തിക്കുക; അപര്യാപ്തമായും ഉപരിപ്ലവമായും കൈകാര്യം ചെയ്യുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਕੰਗਾਲ

ਜਲਦੀ ਜਾਂ ਲਾਪਰਵਾਹੀ ਨਾਲ ਕੰਮ ਕਰੋ; ਨਾਕਾਫ਼ੀ ਅਤੇ ਸਤਹੀ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਨਜਿੱਠੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

کنجوس

جلدی یا لاپرواہی سے کام کرنا؛ ناکافی اور سطحی طور پر نمٹنے کے

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

吝啬

工作匆忙或粗心；处理不充分和肤浅

🇯🇵Japanese

ケチる

急いで、または不用意に仕事をする。不十分かつ表面的に対処する

🇰🇷Korean

인색하다

성급하게 또는 부주의하게 일하다; 부적절하고 피상적으로 다루다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tiết kiệm

làm việc vội vàng hoặc bất cẩn; giải quyết một cách không đầy đủ và hời hợt

🇹🇭Thai

หวง

ทำงานอย่างเร่งรีบหรือประมาทเลินเล่อ จัดการกับความไม่เพียงพอและผิวเผิน

🇮🇩Indonesian

berhemat

bekerja dengan tergesa-gesa atau sembarangan; menangani secara tidak memadai dan dangkal

🇵🇭Filipino

magtipid

magtrabaho nang madalian o walang ingat; makitungo sa hindi sapat at mababaw

🇲🇾Malay

kedekut

bekerja dengan tergesa-gesa atau cuai; berurusan dengan tidak mencukupi dan dangkal

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تبخل

العمل على عجل أو بلا مبالاة؛ التعامل معها بطريقة غير كافية وسطحية

🇮🇷Persian

صرفه جویی

با عجله یا بی دقتی کار کنید. برخورد ناکافی و سطحی

🇹🇷Turkish

eksik

aceleyle veya dikkatsizce çalışmak; yetersiz ve yüzeysel bir şekilde ele almak

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְקַמֵץ

לעבוד בחופזה או ברישול; להתמודד בצורה לא מספקת ושטחית

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