Synonyms for economy
ɪˈkɒn ə miecon·o·my

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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

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1. economy

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

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

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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

Matched Categories

1. • Efficiency
   • Frugality

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1. economynoun

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

2. economynoun

   Synonyms:
   arrangement, regulation, management

3. economynoun

   Synonyms:
   system, plan, established order

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1. economynoun

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

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1. List of paraphrases for "economy":

   economic, economics, economies, wirtschaft, 'économie, économie, economía, 'economia, saving, savings, gospodarki, οικονομίας

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1. Janet Yellen:

   It may be that interest rates will have to rise somewhat to make sure that our economy doesn’t overheat, even though the additional spending is relatively small relative to the size of the economy, it could cause some very modest increases in interest rates to get that reallocation, but these are investments our economy needs to be competitive and to be productive (and) I think that our economy will grow faster because of them.

2. Mutsumi Kagawa:

   The economy is softening and will soften for now. But whether the U.S. is entering a recession is still debatable, lower bond yields will support the economy while (U.S. President Donald) Trump is likely to take steps to support the economy as he seeks re-election. The economy could pick up later this year.

3. Mukaibar Shah:

   If that mainstream media survey says that the economy pegs high GDP Growth, it means economy is going to contract or fall down .

4. Mukaibar Shah:

   If the mainstream media survey shows that the economy pegs high GDP Growth, it means the economy is going to contract and fall

5. Pete Buttigieg:

   Democrats inference that Donald Trump is guilty because Donald Trump does not voluntarily permit Donald Trump deputies to testify hasrankled Republicans, who assert the importance of the presumption of innocence. Joe Biden then knocked Trumps argument that less than half of Americans support Joe Biden removal from office. Hes dumbing down the presidency beyond what I even thought Joe Biden would do, Joe Biden said. We need to restore the integrity of the presidency. Democratic presidential candidates from left, entrepreneur Andrew Yang, South Bend Mayor South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., former Vice President Joe Biden, Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., and businessman Tom Steyer stand on stage during a Democratic presidential primary debate Thursday, Dec. 19, 2019, in Los Angeles. ( Associated Press) Later, Democrats largely defended Trumps breakthrough U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement, which White House passed hours earlier. However, candidatesrailed against Trumps economy, despite multipleindicators that the economy is doing well. The U.S. unemployment rate stands at a half-century low of 3.5 percent, backed by consistently strong job gains in recent months that have largely squelched fears of a recession that had taken hold over the summer. This economy is not working for most of us, the middle class is getting killed, Joe Biden added. Joe Biden said the economy was not.