skimping

Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Skimp \Skimp\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Skimped; p. pr. & vb. n. Skimping.] [Cf. Skinch, Scamp, v. t.]

1.To slight; to do carelessly; to scamp. [Prov. Eng. & Colloq. U.S.] [1913 Webster]

2.To make insufficient allowance for; to scant; to scrimp. [Prov. Eng. & Colloq. U. S.] [1913 Webster]