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cream skimming

cream skimming noun: the business practice of providing a product or service only to high-value or low-cost customers, while disregarding clients that are less profitable for the company. Also the present participle and gerund of cream skim.

Noun

cream skimming (uncountable)

  1. (derogatory) The business practice of providing a product or service only to high-value or low-cost customers, while disregarding clients that are less profitable for the company.
    Synonyms:
    skimming

Also used as

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

Synonyms of cream skimming

Questions about cream skimming

What does cream skimming mean?
Cream skimming means the business practice of providing a product or service only to high-value or low-cost customers, while disregarding clients that are less profitable for the company.
What part of speech is cream skimming?
Cream skimming is a noun.

Words near cream skimming in the dictionary

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

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