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Detailed Translations for skimp from English to German

skimp:

skimp verb

  1. skimp (haggle; pinch and scrape; whittle; stint; go short)
    feilschen; zwacken; schachern; knabbern; knausern
    • feilschen verb (feilsche, feilschst, feilscht, feilschte, feilschtet, gefeilscht)
    • zwacken verb (zwacke, zwackst, zwackt, zwackte, zwacktet, gezwackt)
    • schachern verb (schachere, schacherst, schachert, schacherte, schachertet, geschachert)
    • knabbern verb (knabbere, knabberst, knabbert, knabberte, knabbertet, keknabbert)
    • knausern verb (knausere, knauserst, knausert, knauserte, knausertet, geknausert)

Translation Matrix for skimp:

VerbRelated TranslationsOther Translations
feilschen go short; haggle; pinch and scrape; skimp; stint; whittle bargain; chaffer; haggle; mediate; negociate; negotiate; pinch and scrape
knabbern go short; haggle; pinch and scrape; skimp; stint; whittle gnaw; munch; nibble; nybble; peck; pick
knausern go short; haggle; pinch and scrape; skimp; stint; whittle
schachern go short; haggle; pinch and scrape; skimp; stint; whittle grabble
zwacken go short; haggle; pinch and scrape; skimp; stint; whittle go short
- scant; scrimp; stint

Related Words for "skimp":

  • skimping

Synonyms for "skimp":


Related Definitions for "skimp":

  1. supply sparingly and with restricted quantities1
  2. subsist on a meager allowance1
  3. limit in quality or quantity1
  4. work hastily or carelessly; deal with inadequately and superficially1

Wiktionary Translations for skimp:

skimp
verb
  1. to slight; to do carelessly; to scamp
  2. to make insufficient allowance for; to scant; to scrimp
  3. to save; to be parsimonious or stingy

Cross Translation:
FromToVia
skimp geizen; knausern lésineragir avec lésinerie, économiser à l’extrême.
skimp feilschen mégoternégocier sur des détails inutiles (des mégots, métaphoriquement parlant), vouloir économiser mesquinement.

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