0 past simple and past 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:
But here, in particular, the conceptual dimension - the business of what recording (filming) 'does' to opera - seems skimped.
The aetiology, the clinical features and the life histories of psychopathic personalities are of profound theoretical and practical importance, and have been rather skimped.
Not only does the lack of funding prevent the necessary refurbishment of aging, worn-out buildings and facilities; it also means that preventive maintenance is skimped.
The private contractors faced financial difficulties on the contract and skimped on the specification for the floors in several blocks of flats.
These are a few of the issues which cannot be skimped.
Nothing in this difficult case has been skimped or guessed at or rubber-stamped.
The local authority will decide to have a skimped scheme completely inadequate for our needs.
There was a £4 frock which lasted two days: it split because the seams had been skimped.
