skimped
v. 少用( skimp的過去式和過去分詞 ); 少給; 剋扣; 節省
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.
Many families must skimp on their food and other necessities just to meet the monthly rent.
就為了交齊每月的租金,許多家庭不得不省吃儉用。