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cream-skimming

cream-skimming is the present participle and gerund of cream-skim.

Meaning of cream-skim

Verb

cream-skim (third-person singular simple present cream-skims, present participle cream-skimming, simple past and past participle cream-skimmed)

  1. (derogatory) To provide a product or service only to high-value or low-cost customers, while disregarding clients that are less profitable for the company.

Questions about cream-skimming

What is cream-skimming the present participle and gerund of?
Cream-skimming is the present participle and gerund of cream-skim.

Words near cream-skimming in the dictionary

  1. cream-fruit
  2. cream-fruits
  3. cream-laid
  4. cream-skim
  5. cream-skimmed
  6. cream-skimming
  7. cream-skims
  8. creamable
  9. creambush
  10. creamcake
  11. creamcakes

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