Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense skimps, present participle skimping, past tense, past participle skimped
VERB 草率地做;马马虎虎地做;节俭使用;节省 If you skimp on something, you use less time, money, or material for it than you really need, so that the result is not good enough. 草率地做;马马虎虎地做;节俭使用;节省
Many families must skimp on their food and other necessities just to meet the monthly rent. [VERB + on]