cream skimming

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cream skimming

noun

derogatory, uncountable 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.
Similar: skimming

verb

gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of cream skim

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@misc{cream_skimming_2026,
  title = {cream skimming},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cream%20skimming},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}