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.

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Meanings

nouncream skimming (uncountable)
  1. derogatoryuncountableeconomicsThe 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

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of cream skim

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe 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.

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skimming
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APA

cream skimming. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cream%20skimming

MLA

“cream skimming.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cream%20skimming. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cream skimming,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cream%20skimming.

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