1. timber or lumber of small cross-sectional dimensions
Usage: construction

1. present participle of scant; providing barely enough or less than enough

Examples

• The carpenter used scanting to frame the interior walls.
• Two-by-four scanting is commonly used in residential construction.
• The builder ordered additional scanting for the project.
• She was scanting on the ingredients to save money.
• The company was scanting employee benefits to cut costs.
• He accused them of scanting their efforts on the assignment.