Difference between Skimp and Scant

What is the difference between Skimp and Scant?

Skimp as an adjective is scanty. while Scant as an adjective is very little, very few

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: scanty.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To slight; to do carelessly; to scamp. To make insufficient allowance for; to scant; to scrimp. To save; to be parsimonious or stingy.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A block of stone sawn on two sides down to the bed level.A sheet of stone.A slightly thinner measurement of a standard wood size.

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: very little, very few

We hope you now know whether to use Skimp or Scant in your sentence.