what mean skim
skim verb (READ QUICKLY). âº [I/T] to âread or âlook at something quickly to âunderstand the âmain âpoints, without âstudying it in âdetail: [T] You canât just skim the âtax âforms. [I] Skim through this âreport.
Slang. 1  to conceal a portion of (winnings, earnings, etc.) in order to avoid paying income taxes, commissions, or the like on the actual total revenue (sometimes followed by off): The casino skimmed two million a year. 2  to take, remove, or appropriate for illegal use: to skim information from another's credit card.