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NOUN | 1 | economy, economic system | The system of production and distribution and consumption |
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2 | economy | The efficient use of resources | |
3 | economy, thriftiness | Frugality in the expenditure of money or resources | |
4 | economy, saving | An act of economizing |
Sounds | ihkaa'nahmiy; iykaa'nahmiy |
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Rhymes | academy, acme, alchemy, and 78 more rhymes in miy at the HyperDic website... |
Meaning | The system of production and distribution and consumption. |
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Synonyms | economic system |
Parts | sector; black economy |
Narrower | industrialism; market economy, free enterprise, laissez-faire economy; mixed economy; non-market economy; state capitalism; state socialism |
Broader | system, scheme |
Adjectives | economic, economical |
Meaning | The efficient use of resources. |
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Examples | "economy of effort" |
Broader | efficiency |
Verbs | economize; economize |
Meaning | Frugality in the expenditure of money or resources. |
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Examples | "the Scots are famous for their economy" |
Synonyms | thriftiness |
Broader | frugality, frugalness |
Verbs | economize; economize |
Meaning | An act of economizing. Reduction in cost. |
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Examples | "it was a small economy to walk to work every day" |
Synonyms | saving |
Narrower | retrenchment, curtailment, downsizing; economy of scale |
Broader | action |
Verbs | economize; economize |