| dictionary | A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z |
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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 |