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cream skim

cream skim is the alternative form 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.

Forms of cream skim

third-person singular presentcream skims
present participlecream skimming
past participlecream skimmed
pastcream skimmed

Questions about cream skim

What is cream skim the alternative form of?
Cream skim is the alternative form of cream-skim.

Words near cream skim in the dictionary

  1. cream rinses
  2. cream sauce
  3. cream sauces
  4. cream sherries
  5. cream sherry
  6. cream skim
  7. cream skimmed
  8. cream skimming
  9. cream skims
  10. cream slice
  11. cream slices

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