skimp

1. V-I If you skimp on something, you use less time, money, or material for it than you really need, so that the result is not good enough. 節(jié)省

Many families must skimp on their food and other necessities just to meet the monthly rent. 爲(wèi)了交每月的租金，許多家庭不得不節(jié)省食物和其他必需品的支出。