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Synonyms for economy
ɪˈkɒn ə miecon·o·my

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English Synonyms and Antonyms3.5 / 16 votes

  1. economy

    Economy is a wise and careful administration of the means at one's disposal; frugality is a withholding of expenditure, or sparing of supplies or provision, to a noticeable and often to a painful degree; parsimony is excessive and unreasonable saving for the sake of saving. Frugality exalted into a virtue to be practised for its own sake, instead of as a means to an end, becomes the vice of parsimony. Miserliness is the denying oneself and others the ordinary comforts or even necessaries of life, for the mere sake of hoarding money. Prudence and providence look far ahead, and sacrifice the present to the future, saving as much as may be necessary for that end. (See PRUDENCE.) Thrift seeks not merely to save, but to earn. Economy manages, frugality saves, providence plans, thrift at once earns and saves, with a view to wholesome and profitable expenditure at a fitting time. See ABSTINENCE.

    Synonyms:
    frugality, miserliness, parsimoniousness, parsimony, providence, prudence, saving, scrimping, sparing, thrift

    Antonyms:
    abundance, affluence, bounty, extravagance, liberality, luxury, opulence, riches, waste, wealth

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms4.0 / 2 votes

  1. economy

    Synonyms:
    administration, dispensation, management, rule, arrangement, distribution, husbanding

    Antonyms:
    maladministration, waste, misrule, mismanagement, disorder, prodigality

Princeton's WordNet0.0 / 0 votes

  1. economy, economic systemnoun

    the system of production and distribution and consumption

    Synonyms:
    thriftiness, economic system, saving

  2. economynoun

    the efficient use of resources

    "economy of effort"

    Synonyms:
    thriftiness, economic system, saving

  3. economy, thriftinessnoun

    frugality in the expenditure of money or resources

    "the Scots are famous for their economy"

    Synonyms:
    thriftiness, economic system, saving

  4. economy, savingnoun

    an act of economizing; reduction in cost

    "it was a small economy to walk to work every day"; "there was a saving of 50 cents"

    Synonyms:
    thriftiness, delivery, preservation, deliverance, economic system, rescue, saving

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Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  1. economynoun

    Synonyms:
    frugality, thrift, thriftiness, good husbandry, good housewifery

  2. economynoun

    Synonyms:
    arrangement, regulation, management

  3. economynoun

    Synonyms:
    system, plan, established order

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words0.0 / 0 votes

  1. economynoun

    Synonyms:
    thrift, frugality, thriftiness, retrenchment, management, administration, system

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How to use economy in a sentence?

  1. President Obama:

    Simply put, America has to write the rules of the 21st century economy in a way that benefits American workers. If we don't, countries like China will write those rules in a way that benefits their workers.

  2. Karen Kerrigan:

    The men and women who own and operate American startups and small businesses say complex and expensive regulations are among the biggest challenges they face when starting or growing their businesses or creating new jobs, through Rethink Red Tape, we hope to change that. We need smarter regulation that balances the need to protect our families, consumers and the environment while promoting a thriving small business economy.

  3. Jay Shambaugh:

    China is obviously in a different place than it was 20 years ago. It's now the second largest economy in the world. Things that happen in China matter to the global economy a lot more than they used to, there are always going to be bumps in the road and points in the transition that are difficult.

  4. Rajiv Biswas:

    The only advantage they have is that the size of their economy is small relative to donors' capacity.

  5. Youssef Zohny:

    With a weak loonie strategy going forward, definitely there are certain sectors of the Canadian economy that are going to be benefiting.


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