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Less Than The Required Amount Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is SCANT which was last seen in the The Guardian Quick crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is: SCANT

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RankLettersAnswerClue
199%5Exact Match!
243%11 To inadvertently charge less than the required amount
328%11 Give back less than the correct amount

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We think the answer is "SCANT" which means:

    adjective satellite
  • • Less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so
  • verb
  • • Work hastily or carelessly; deal with inadequately and superficially
  • • Limit in quality or quantity
  • • Supply sparingly and with restricted quantities
  • adjective
  • • Very little, very few.
  • • Not full, large, or plentiful; scarcely sufficient; scanty; meager; not enough.
  • • Sparing; parsimonious; chary.
  • noun
  • • A block of stone sawn on two sides down to the bed level.
  • • A sheet of stone.
  • • (wood) a slightly thinner measurement of a standard wood size.
  • • Scarcity; lack.
  • adverb
  • • With difficulty; scarcely; hardly.

An example sentence would be:

  • • "She managed to catch a scant glimpse of the thief before he disappeared into the crowd."
  • • "The organization provided only scant evidence to support their claims."

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The Guardian Quick03 Jan 2018 Down 3
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