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1. (n.) economy
thrifty management; frugality in the expenditure or consumption of money, materials, etc.
2. economy
an act or means of thrifty saving:
Walking to work is one of my economies.
3. economy
the management of the resources of a community, country, etc., esp. with a view to its productivity.
4. economy
the prosperity or earnings of a place.
5. economy
the disposition or regulation of the parts or functions of any organic whole; an organized system.
6. economy
the efficient or sparing use of something:
economy of motion.
7. (adj.) economy
intended or designed to save money:
an economy car.
Etymology: (1520–30; (< MF economie) < L oeconomia < Gk oikonomíā household management =oîko(s) house +-nomia -nomy)
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| Definition of 'Economy' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) economy, economic system
the system of production and distribution and consumption
2. (noun) economy
the efficient use of resources
"economy of effort"
3. (noun) economy, thriftiness
frugality in the expenditure of money or resources
"the Scots are famous for their economy"
4. (noun) economy, saving
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"
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1. (noun) economy
the system of finance and commerce in a country
the U.S. economy; The world's economy is slowing down.
2. economy
≠ extravagance
Small economies can make a real difference.
3. (adjective) economy
inexpensive
economy vacations
4. economy
(of product packages) holding large quantities, sold cheaply
Try our new economy size.
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| Definition of 'Economy' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) Economy
the management of domestic affairs; the regulation and government of household matters; especially as they concern expense or disbursement; as, a careful economy
2. (noun) Economy
orderly arrangement and management of the internal affairs of a state or of any establishment kept up by production and consumption; esp., such management as directly concerns wealth; as, political economy
3. (noun) Economy
the system of rules and regulations by which anything is managed; orderly system of regulating the distribution and uses of parts, conceived as the result of wise and economical adaptation in the author, whether human or divine; as, the animal or vegetable economy; the economy of a poem; the Jewish economy
4. (noun) Economy
thrifty and frugal housekeeping; management without loss or waste; frugality in expenditure; prudence and disposition to save; as, a housekeeper accustomed to economy but not to parsimony
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| Definitions of 'Economy' |
The Nuttall Encyclopedia |
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1. Economy
"the right arrangement of things," and distinct from Frugality, which is "the careful and fitting use of things."
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Sense: the thrifty, careful management of money etc to avoid waste
Please use the water with economy; We must make economies in household spending.
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 Afrikaans: skaalbesparing, spaarsami |
 Arabic: إقْتِصاد، عَدَم التَّبْذي |
 Bulgarian: икономия |
 Brazilian: economia |
 Czech: šetrnost; hospodárnost |
 German: die Sparsamkeit |
 Danish: økonomi |
 Greek: οικονομία |
 Spanish: economía |
 Estonian: kokkuhoid |
 Farsi: صرفه جویی |
 Finnish: taloudellisuus |
 French: économie |
 Hebrew: חִסָכוֹן |
 Hindi: अर्थप्रबंधन |
 Croatian: štednja |
 Hungarian: takarékosság |
 Indonesian: ekonomi |
 Icelandic: hagsÿni |
 Italian: economia, parsimonia |
 Japanese: 節約 |
 Korean: 절약 |
 Lithuanian: taupumas |
 Latvian: taupība; ekonomija |
 Malay: jimat |
 Dutch: bezuiniging |
 Norwegian: økonomi, sparsomhet |
 Polish: oszczędność |
 Persian: صرفه جویی |
 Pashto: سپما، زېرمه، زېرمه ترابرو |
 Portuguese: economia |
 Romanian: economie |
 Russian: экономия |
 Slovak: šetrnosť, úspornosť |
 Slovenian: varčevanje |
 Serbian: štedljivost |
 Swedish: ekonomi, sparsamhet, hush |
 Thai: การประหยัด; เศรษฐศาสตร์ |
 Turkish: ekonomi, iktisat |
 Taiwanese: 節約 |
 Ukrainian: ощадливість, економність |
 Urdu: مال کا محتاط استعمال ، صر |
 Vietnamese: sự kiểm soát và quản lý t |
 Chinese: 节约 |
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