economy 4
noundomain: activity
Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]
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EnglishDefinition
an act of economizing; reduction in cost
Examples
- 1.there was a saving of 50 cents
- 2.it was a small economy to walk to work every day
Hypernym
action 1
noun
something done (usually as opposed to something said)
EnglishDerivationally related form
economical 1
adjective
using the minimum of time or resources necessary for effectiveness
economic 4
adjective
concerned with worldly necessities of life (especially money)
economize 1
verb
use cautiously and frugally
economize 2
verb
spend sparingly, avoid the waste of
Hyponym
retrenchment 2
noun
the reduction of expenditures in order to become financially stable
the saving in cost of production that is due to mass production
