Crossword-Solution: SKIMP
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| Word | Word Type | Definition |
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| Skimp | v. t. | To slight; to do carelessly; to scamp. |
| Skimp | v. t. | To make insufficient allowance for; to scant; to scrimp. |
| Skimp | v. i. | To save; to be parsimonious or niggardly. |
| Skimp | a. | Scanty. |
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Hint 1 meaning
One who, or that which, eats.
Hint 2 anagram
ATEER
Hint 3 another clue
greedy person
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Sentences with SKIMP (5)
Has it been your experience in this world that women not fit to know skimp their bodies to cover them? Does a girl of light character and little brain have the hardihood to advance a foot covered with a broken shoe? If I could tell you that she rode in a Pullman, and wore exquisite clothing, you would be doing something.
She might shave prices, and cut, and skimp, and haggle to buy material, and put up her building at the least possible expense.
She seemed to take it for granted that she would be obliged to skimp and pinch in order to get along on what Eddie would be able to earn.
Louie's thin figure, in its skimp cotton dress and red crossover, her long legs in their blue worsted stockings, seemed to fly over the moor, winged, as it were, by an ecstasy of freedom.
The windows appeared full of flowers too, but the blinds were skimp and faded and drawn down behind them.
Quotes with SKIMP (3)
For many landlords, it was cheaper to deal with the expense of eviction than to maintain their properties; it was possible to skimp on maintenance if tenants were perpetually behind; and many poor tenants would be perpetually behind because their rent was too high.
If you keep your eye on the profit, you’re going to skimp on the product. But if you focus on making really great products, then the profits will follow.
What's important to remember is that every customer interaction should be treated like a first impression. Until your on-demand customer becomes a loyal follower, he's probably already forgotten what his last touch was, so you'd better wow him or her this time. Don't skimp and don't cut corners when it comes to the external touches your brand makes. From experience I can tell you that you'll pay a much bigger price in customer retention if you go cheap when it comes to customer outreach and service.
Where this answer appears
Appears in: Boston Globe, Chronicle, CrosSynergy, LAT, Newsday, New Yorker, NYT, Onion, Three Across, Universal, USA TODAY, WP, WSJ.
Used 71 times in crossword archives (1954–2025).