escatimar

Significat (Anglès)

  1. to use sparingly, to skimp
  2. (intransitive) to scrimp, to stint, to cut corners

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Sinònims

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es‧ca‧ti‧mar
Pronunciat com a (IPA)
/eskatiˈmaɾ/
Etimologia (Anglès)

In summary

From Gothic *𐍃𐌺𐌰𐍄𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌽 (*skattjan); compare 𐍃𐌺𐌰𐍄𐍄𐌾𐌰 (skattja). Related to German Schatz (“treasure”).

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