0 present participle of skimp
1 to not spend enough time or money on something, or to not use enough of something in order to do a job or activity as it should be done:
The latter costs were paid at a flat rate, providing an incentive for cost control; at the same time, skimping on quality was checked through monitoring of standards of care.
It is true that contemporary society cannot function with advertising, but it leads to skimping on the product in order to pay for advertising costs.
We are now paying for skimping on the design and the amount of land made available for the original service areas.
If that is what she calls skimping, heaven knows what she is like when she decides to apply her mind further to such problems.
That might lead to skimping and to the employment of a number of people without personal experience because they would come cheaper.
It is obvious that the private relay companies, by skimping, on provision years ago, cannot meet known demands, never mind the needs of the future.
I stress very firmly that the market for coal from mines taken over by the privatised sector will not be achieved by skimping on safety.
I see no merit in skimping on opportunities for consultation, especially if it is a matter of a few weeks.
