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Title: Feed : escatimar - to be stingy with, to skimp on, to use very sparingly
Post by: Spanish word of the day on 29 May, 2020, 07:23:13 am

escatimar - to be stingy with, to skimp on, to use very sparingly

Spanish example: Muchos gobiernos escatimaron los recursos por tratarse de una enfermedad mayoritariamente de gays, travestis, prostitutas, adictos, marginales.

English example: Many governments skimped on resources for treating illness that mostly affected gays, transvestites, prostitutes, addicts and those on the margins of society.
Source: escatimar - to be stingy with, to skimp on, to use very sparingly (https://www.123teachme.com/spanish_feeds/word_of_the_day/2020/5/29)