Release
Release verb - To set free (from a state of being held in check).
Skimp on
Skimp on verb - To use or give out in stingy amounts.
Both terms in one sentence
- Microsoft pressured builders to cut corners and skimp on parts in order to rush the console onto the market in time for the Christmas season and to get ahead of Sony when they had plans to release the PlayStation 3 in 2006.
Source: Executive Meddling / Video Games - Since this money is usually spent on programming and assets, crowd-funded projects usually skimp on marketing (compensated by word of mouth) and quality assurance (compensated by a rapid post-release feedback and patch cycle).
Source: No Budget
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