Topic Thesaurus
Roget's Thesaurus

Economy

Nouns
  • economy, frugality
  • thrift, thriftiness
  • care, husbandry, good housewifery, savingness, retrenchment. savings
  • prevention of waste, save-all
  • cheese parings and candle ends
  • parsimony etc. Parsimony. cost-cutting, cost control.
Verbs
  • be economical etc. adj.
  • practice economy
  • economize, save
  • retrench, cut back expenses, cut expenses
  • cut one's coat according to one's cloth, make both ends meet, keep within compass, meet one's expenses, pay one's way, pay as you go
  • husband etc. (lay by) Store. save money, invest money
  • put out to interest
  • provide for a rainy day, save for a rainy day, provide against a rainy day, save against a rainy day
  • feather one's nest
  • look after the main chance. cut costs.
Adjectives
  • economical, frugal, careful, thrifty, saving, chary, spare, sparing
  • parsimonious etc. Parsimony. underpaid.
Adverbs
  • sparingly etc. adj.