skimp
Be overly frugal
To skimp is to provide less than what's needed or expected, usually to save money or effort: They skimped on materials and the roof leaked within a year.
Someone who skimps on a tip leaves too little.
The adjective skimpy describes things that are inadequate in size or quantity: a skimpy bathing suit, skimpy portions.
Deficient in quantity
- scantBarely adequate amount
- inadequateNot sufficient for purpose
- insufficientBelow required quantity
- paltryContemptibly meager
deficient · short · lacking · wanting · sparse · limited · lean · thin
Reduce expenses deliberately
- budgetPlan for spending
- saveProtect from loss
- conserveKeep from being depleted
- penny-pinchingExtreme reluctance to spend
tightfisted · miserly · parsimonious · stingy · thrifty · cheap · sparing · pinch
meager
Deficient in quantity
- scantBarely adequate amount
- inadequateNot sufficient for purpose
- insufficientBelow required quantity
paltry · deficient · short · lacking · wanting · sparse · limited · lean · thin · barebones
economize
Reduce expenses deliberately
penny-pinching · tightfisted · miserly · parsimonious · stingy · thrifty · cheap · sparing · pinch · ration
scarce
In short supply
slender · slight · nominal · negligible · minimal · skeletal · scanty · infrequent · light · exiguous
skimpsplurge
Spend freely, impulsively
lavish · spare no expense · squander · overspend · blow
skimpgenerous
Willing to give freely
liberal · lavish · bountiful · munificent · openhanded
- skimp and saveSpend minimally, accumulate funds