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Date: 1800-1900
Origin: Perhaps from scrimp

skimp

 verb
     
skimp [intransitive and transitive]
to not spend enough money or time on something, or not use enough of something, so that what you do is unsuccessful or of bad quality
skimp on
It's vital not to skimp on staff training.
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