Synonyms for economy
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Noun
1. Frugality
frugality, thriftiness, parsimony, care, management, saving, husbandry, thrift, providence, sparingness rare
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Definitions
- n. 1
The study of money, currency and trade, and the efficient use of resources.
Forms
- Plural
- economies → frugalities, thriftinesses, parsimonies, cares…
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Economy manages, frugality saves, providence plans, thrift at once earns and saves, with a view to wholesome and profitable expenditure at a fitting time.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- frugality Frugality with diligence builds houses like castles.
- thriftiness Thriftiness was against my nature.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| economy | steady | |
| frugality | steady | |
| thriftiness | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- care1
- 6 letters
- system2, saving2, thrift1
- 9 letters
- husbandry3, frugality4, parsimony4
- 10 letters
- management3, providence3
- 11 letters
- arrangement3, thriftiness, sparingness
- 12 letters
- dispensation4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (system2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- économie
- Italiano
- economia
- Deutsch
- Sparsamkeit