skimp Definition

skimp
verb skimped, skimping

intr
1. To spend, use or give too little or only just enough of it.

Thesaurus: conserve, economize, stint, scrimp, save, cut corners.
Form: skimp on something (often)
intr
2. To stint or restrict.
3. To carry out hurriedly or recklessly.

adj

1. Scanty.

Etymology: 19c: perhaps a combination of scant + scrimp.