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   E·con·o·my

   /ēˈkänəmē/

   

   noun

   • 1. the wealth and resources of a country or region, especially in terms of the production and consumption of goods and services. Similar wealth(financial) resourcesfinancial systemfinancial statefinancial management
   • ▪ a particular system or stage of an economy: "a free-market economy"
   • 2. careful management of available resources: "even heat distribution and fuel economy" Similar thriftprovidenceprudencethriftinesscanninesscarefulnesscaregood managementgood husbandrycareful budgetingeconomizingsavingscrimping and savingscrimpingrestraintfrugalityfuel-savingabstemiousnessmeannesspenny-pinchingmiserlinessniggardlinessparsimonyforehandednessinformal:stinginessrare:sparingnessfrugalnessOpposite extravagance
   • ▪ sparing or careful use of something: "economy of words" Similar thriftprovidenceprudencethriftinesscanninesscarefulnesscaregood managementgood husbandrycareful budgetingeconomizingsavingscrimping and savingscrimpingrestraintfrugalityfuel-savingabstemiousnessmeannesspenny-pinchingmiserlinessniggardlinessparsimonyforehandednessinformal:stinginessrare:sparingnessfrugalnessOpposite extravagance
   • ▪ a financial saving: "there were many economies to be made by giving up our offices in Manhattan"
   • ▪ the cheapest class of air or rail travel: "we flew economy"

   adjective

   • 1. (of a product) offering the best value for the money: "an economy pack"
   • ▪ designed to be economical to use: "an economy car"

   Word Origin late 15th century (in the sense ‘management of material resources’): from French économie, or via Latin from Greek oikonomia ‘household management’, based on oikos ‘house’ + nemein ‘manage’. Current senses date from the 17th century.

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   Another way to say Economy? Synonyms for Economy (other words and phrases for Economy).

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   Synonyms for ECONOMIC: profitable, lucrative, worthwhile, remunerative, beneficial, gainful, moneymaking, paying; Antonyms of ECONOMIC: unprofitable, unfavorable ...

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   3 days ago · Synonyms for ECONOMY in English: financial system, financial state, thrift, saving, restraint, prudence, providence, husbandry, retrenchment, frugality, …

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   The general sense of economy is careful management of resources such as money and materials, so as not to waste them, but the more familiar reference is to a system of producing, distributing, and consuming goods and services.

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   This thesaurus page includes all potential synonyms, words with the same meaning and similar terms for the word economy. English Synonyms and Antonyms Rate these synonyms: 3.5 / 16 votes. economy. Economy is a wise and careful administration of the means at one's disposal; ...