skimp

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• /ˈskɪmp/
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• New-Zealand: /ˈskɘmp/
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• rhymes with -ɪmp
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• CMU ARPABET: S K IH1 M P Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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Probably related to scamp and scrimp.

Perhaps of North Germanic origin, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *skimpijaną (“to skip, dance, gesture, mock”). Cognate with Icelandic skimpa (“to scoff at, scorn”), dialectal Swedish skimpa (“to skip, dance”), Faroese skumpa (“to shove, bump”), German schimpfen (“to grumble, scold”), Dutch schimpen (“to mock, make fun of, scold”). Possibly distantly related to change.

58 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Chinese Mandarin: 草率了事 — to slight; to do carelessly; to scamp
• Czech: odbýt — to slight; to do carelessly; to scamp
• Czech: odfláknout — to slight; to do carelessly; to scamp
• Czech: šidit — to slight; to do carelessly; to scamp
• Czech: ošidit — to slight; to do carelessly; to scamp
• Czech: odbývat — to slight; to do carelessly; to scamp
• Dutch: schimpen — to slight; to do carelessly; to scamp
• Finnish: pinnata — to slight; to do carelessly; to scamp
• German: nachlässig erledigen — to slight; to do carelessly; to scamp
• German: schludern — to slight; to do carelessly; to scamp
• Italian: sottovalutare — to slight; to do carelessly; to scamp
• Russian: халту́рить (xaltúritʹ) — to slight; to do carelessly; to scamp
• Turkish: baştan savma yapmak — to slight; to do carelessly; to scamp
• Turkish: savsaklamak — to slight; to do carelessly; to scamp
• Bulgarian: скъпя се (skǎpja se) — to make insufficient allowance for; to scant; to scrimp
• Chinese Mandarin: 吝於 /吝于 — to make insufficient allowance for; to scant; to scrimp
• Czech: šetřit — to make insufficient allowance for; to scant; to scrimp
• Czech: omezovat — to make insufficient allowance for; to scant; to scrimp
• Finnish: pihistellä — to make insufficient allowance for; to scant; to scrimp
• Finnish: pihdata — to make insufficient allowance for; to scant; to scrimp
• Finnish: pihtailla — to make insufficient allowance for; to scant; to scrimp
• Finnish: nuukailla — to make insufficient allowance for; to scant; to scrimp
• French: lésiner — to make insufficient allowance for; to scant; to scrimp
• German: knausern — to make insufficient allowance for; to scant; to scrimp
• Italian: lesinare — to make insufficient allowance for; to scant; to scrimp
• Māori: matatoua — to make insufficient allowance for; to scant; to scrimp
• Norwegian: spinke — to make insufficient allowance for; to scant; to scrimp
• Norwegian: knipe — to make insufficient allowance for; to scant; to scrimp
• Russian: скупиться (skupitʹsja) — to make insufficient allowance for; to scant; to scrimp
• Turkish: az vermek — to make insufficient allowance for; to scant; to scrimp
• Turkish: cimrilik etmek — to make insufficient allowance for; to scant; to scrimp
• Turkish: kısmak — to make insufficient allowance for; to scant; to scrimp
• Bulgarian: икономисвам (ikonomisvam) — to save; to be parsimonious or stingy
• Chinese Mandarin: 節省 /节省 (jiéshěng) — to save; to be parsimonious or stingy
• Chinese Mandarin: 吝嗇 /吝啬 (lìnsè) — to save; to be parsimonious or stingy
• Czech: šetřit — to save; to be parsimonious or stingy
• Czech: škudlit — to save; to be parsimonious or stingy
• Dutch: beknibbelen — to save; to be parsimonious or stingy
• Finnish: pihistellä — to save; to be parsimonious or stingy
• Finnish: pihdata — to save; to be parsimonious or stingy
• Finnish: pihtailla — to save; to be parsimonious or stingy
• Finnish: nuukailla — to save; to be parsimonious or stingy
• German: knapp halten — to save; to be parsimonious or stingy
• German: knausern — to save; to be parsimonious or stingy
• Italian: lesinare — to save; to be parsimonious or stingy
• Māori: matatoua — to save; to be parsimonious or stingy
• Norwegian: spinke — to save; to be parsimonious or stingy
• Russian: скупиться (skupitʹsja) — to save; to be parsimonious or stingy
• Russian: экономить (ekonomitʹ) — to save; to be parsimonious or stingy
• Spanish: escatimar — to save; to be parsimonious or stingy
• Spanish: racanear — to save; to be parsimonious or stingy
• Spanish: mezquinar — to save; to be parsimonious or stingy
• Spanish: tacañear — to save; to be parsimonious or stingy
• Spanish: cicatear — to save; to be parsimonious or stingy
• Spanish: pichicatear — to save; to be parsimonious or stingy
• Spanish: retacear — to save; to be parsimonious or stingy
• Swedish: snåla — to save; to be parsimonious or stingy
• Turkish: cimrilik etmek — to save; to be parsimonious or stingy