Meaning of Skimming | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Something skimmed from a surface etc.
   countable, uncountable
2. A motion or action that skims.
   countable, uncountable
3. The sport of skimboarding.
   uncountable
4. Ellipsis of price skimming.
   abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, uncountable
5. Ellipsis of cream skimming.
   abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, uncountable
6. The act of fraudulently copying a magnetic stripe from a magnetic stripe card, such as found on credit cards and bank cards, through the use of a skimmer
   countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“aluminium skimmings”

“sorghum syrup skimmings”

“I was forced, too, to wonder⟳ if my previous world-views had not been too pallid, too superficial, and altogether too 'rational' — mere skimmings or skatings on the surface of reality[…]”

“What will be the unintended adverse effects of changes in payment? Will patient “skimming” lead⟳ to worse access for complex patients?”

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