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Meaning of Skimming | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized

Definitions

  1. Something skimmed from a surface etc.
  2. A motion or action that skims.
  3. The sport of skimboarding.
  4. Ellipsis of price skimming.
  5. Ellipsis of cream skimming.
  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

Equivalents

العربية القشط
Ελληνικά αποβουτύρωση
Français skimming
Svenska skumning

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?”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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