skimp

1. transitive verb

sparen an (+ Dat.)

he did the work badly, skimping it — er schluderte bei seiner Arbeit (ugs.)

2. intransitive verb

sparen (with, on an + Dat.)

he had to skimp on food/clothes — er musste am Essen/an der Kleidung sparen

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[skimp]

verb

1) ((with on) to take, spend, use, give etc too little or only just enough: She skimped on meals in order to send her son to college.) knausern

2) (to do (a job) imperfectly: He's inclined to skimp his work.) knapp halten

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- skimpily
- skimpiness

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skimp

[skɪmp]

I. vt

▪ to \skimp sth etw nachlässig erledigen

to \skimp the work schlud[e]rig arbeiten

II. vi knausern fam, sparen

▪ to \skimp on sth an etw dat sparen, mit etw dat knaus[e]rig sein fam

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[skɪmp]

1. vt

food, material sparen an (+dat), knausern mit; work hudeln bei (inf), nachlässig erledigen; details zu kurz kommen lassen

2. vi

sparen (on an +dat), knausern (on mit)

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skimp [skımp], etc → scrimp etc

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1. transitive verb

sparen an (+ Dat.)

he did the work badly, skimping it — er schluderte bei seiner Arbeit (ugs.)

2. intransitive verb

sparen (with, on an + Dat.)

he had to skimp on food/clothes — er musste am Essen/an der Kleidung sparen

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v.

knausern v.

kurz halten ausdr.