Another word for economy

economy Synonyms

economy

n.

A system of producing, distributing, and consuming wealth
economic system, marketplace, market, gross national product, GNP, standard of living, cost of living, consumer price index, per capita income, financial resources, earnings, prosperity; see also administration 1, economics.
Thrifty administration
thriftiness, thrift, retrenchment, austerity, caution, prudence, regulation of finances, conservation, prudent use of resources, political economy, saving, economizing, stinginess, frugality, husbandry, care, providence, parsimony, restraint, miserliness, scrimping, cheeseparing*.
Antonyms carelessness*, lavishness, waste.
An example of economy, sense 2
curtailment, retrenchment, cutback, rollback, austerity program, business recession, reduction in spending, deduction, saving, abridgment, layoff, payroll shrinkage, reduction of forces, wage decrease, cut in wages, volume ordering, cost-effectiveness, economies of scale, moratorium, good gas mileage, good fuel consumption, excursion fare, lowered materials cost, lowered contract price; belt-tightening*; see also automation, depression 3.
Antonyms increase*, outlay, raise.

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