cream-skimming
- noun
- Jargon
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selección de lo mejor
- Many insurance providers have been accused of cream-skimming by targeting only low-risk policyholders.
Examples
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The new regulations are intended to prevent banks from cream-skimming only the wealthiest clients.
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Critics say that cream-skimming by private companies can undermine the quality of public services.
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The cream-skimming practices have hurt its reputation.
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Many startups engage in cream-skimming to maximize profits.
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Many insurance providers have been accused of cream-skimming by targeting only low-risk policyholders.
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Critics say that cream-skimming by private companies can undermine the quality of public services.
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The new regulations are intended to prevent banks from cream-skimming only the wealthiest clients.
Antonyms
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3.1
The idea that everyone should have the same chance for jobs, school, or promotion whatever their background
How Selective
- Jargon
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Surface Forms
Morphology
cream-skimming = cream-skim (semi-transparent) = cream + skim + ing
Formally a gerund formed from the compound verb 'cream-skim', and while the components 'cream' + 'skim' are clear, the figurative business sense ('take the best') is metaphorical and may not be fully obvious to all learners.
Etymology
The word cream-skimming comes from the image of skimming the top of milk: cream is the 'rich top' and skim means 'to remove the top'. So it means taking only the best or most profitable people or opportunities and leaving the rest.