Verb
- 1. skimp, scant, work
- usage: work hastily or carelessly; deal with inadequately and superficially
- 2. scant, skimp, restrict
- usage: limit in quality or quantity
- 3. scrimp, stint, skimp, save
- usage: subsist on a meager allowance; "scratch and scrimp"
- 4. stint, skimp, scant, supply, provide, render, furnish
- usage: supply sparingly and with restricted quantities; "sting with the allowance"
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