as in saving
careful management of material resources
people on fixed incomes are used to practicing economy
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Recent Examples of economy
These countries are among the world's wealthiest economies.
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Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 May 2025
India’s $4 trillion economy is heavily dependent on the monsoon, which brings rains that farmers depend on to support the country’s agricultural sector, which employs nearly half of the country’s 1.4 billion people.
—Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 27 May 2025
Despite industry claims, nonessential (tourist and commuter) helicopters contribute little to the local economy, and the impact to tax-paying residents of noise and air pollution, the reduction of property values, and the senseless and avoidable loss of life, has a far higher cost.
—Eric Katzman, New York Daily News, 25 May 2025
These payments can be used to grow local economies and finance micro-enterprises.
—Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for economy
Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 May 2025
India’s $4 trillion economy is heavily dependent on the monsoon, which brings rains that farmers depend on to support the country’s agricultural sector, which employs nearly half of the country’s 1.4 billion people.
—Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 27 May 2025
Despite industry claims, nonessential (tourist and commuter) helicopters contribute little to the local economy, and the impact to tax-paying residents of noise and air pollution, the reduction of property values, and the senseless and avoidable loss of life, has a far higher cost.
—Eric Katzman, New York Daily News, 25 May 2025
These payments can be used to grow local economies and finance micro-enterprises.
—Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for economy
Noun
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Success in the appeal can lead to savings for several years as the change becomes the basis for the next assessment, said Sepp.—
Ana Teresa Solá,
CNBC,
24 May 2025
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Encouraging savings is good; creating new spending programs is not.—
The Editors,
National Review,
23 May 2025
Noun
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Hooded eyes, a linear slash for a mouth, a square jaw, a tousle of hair — the startling frugality of lines that bring the dying sitter to full life embodies the knowing depth of the couple’s relationship.—
Christopher Knight,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Apr. 2025
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But while the fine dining scene is flourishing, the everyday staples still tell a story of hardship, frugality, and a desire to waste nothing.—
David Nikel,
Forbes.com,
5 Apr. 2025
Noun
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At the time, the serial killer, who owned a string of thrift stores, claimed the bones came from a skeleton his late father, an anesthesiologist, obtained in medical school.—
Bailey Richards,
People.com,
24 May 2025
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All her clothes come from thrift stores and most of her vegetables come from her garden.—
Matt Sedensky,
Los Angeles Times,
16 May 2025
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“Economy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/economy. Accessed 1 Jun. 2025.
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