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Economy

The management of domestic affairs; the regulation and government of household matters; especially as they concern expense or disbursement; as, a careful economy.

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Action 76% connected

A process or condition of acting or moving, as opposed to rest; the doing of something; exertion of power or force, as when one body acts on another;…

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Efficiency 76% connected

The quality of being efficient or producing an effect or effects; efficient power; effectual agency.

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Frugality 76% connected

The quality of being frugal; prudent economy; that careful management of anything valuable which expends nothing unnecessarily, and applies what is u…

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Frugalness 76% connected

Quality of being frugal; frugality.

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Scheme 76% connected

A combination of things connected and adjusted by design; a system.

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System 76% connected

An assemblage of objects arranged in regular subordination, or after some distinct method, usually logical or scientific; a complete whole of objects…

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Curtailment 76% connected

The act or result of curtailing or cutting off.

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Industrialism 76% connected

Devotion to industrial pursuits; labor; industry.

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Retrenchment 76% connected

The act or process of retrenching; as, the retrenchment of words in a writing.

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Economic 74% connected

Alt. of Economical

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Economic 74% connected

Alt. of Economical

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Economical 74% connected

Pertaining to the household; domestic.

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Economical 74% connected

Pertaining to the household; domestic.

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Economize 74% connected

To manage with economy; to use with prudence; to expend with frugality; as, to economize one's income.

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Economize 74% connected

To manage with economy; to use with prudence; to expend with frugality; as, to economize one's income.

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Sector 70% connected

A part of a circle comprehended between two radii and the included arc.

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Saving 92% connected

of Save

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Thriftiness 92% connected

The quality or state of being thrifty; thrift.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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