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Recognizable and cohesive group of economic performers (producers, labor, consumers) who interact largely together.
Economies usually are recognized geographically (countries, states) or, occasionally, as worldwide industries.

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Careful use of material resources: frugality, providence, prudence, thrift, thriftiness. See save/waste.

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Definition: saving, frugality
Antonyms: spending, squandering

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The aspect of a social system that functions to order technological procedures socially and to control them in the interests of social units, whether individuals or collectives.

The large set of inter-related economic production and consumption activities which aid in determining how scarce resources are allocated.

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The economy encompasses everything related to the production and consumption of goods and services in an area.

The economy and the factors affecting the economy have spawned one of the largest fields of study in human history - economics. The study of economics can be broken into two major areas of focus, microeconomics and macroeconomics.

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A cynical view of the world by Ambrose Bierce

n.

Purchasing the barrel of whiskey that you do not need for the price of the cow that you cannot afford.

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IN BRIEF: n. - Frugality in the expenditure of money or resources; The efficient use of resources; The system of production and distribution and consumption.

I place economy among the first and important virtues, and public debt as the greatest of dangers. — Thomas Jefferson 

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sign description: The sign MONEY is made with an E handshape.

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For a list of words related to economy, see:

• Economics and Economic Theory - economy: organization of social and political institutions and businesses for production, distribution, and use of goods and services; frugality or careful spending
• Spending, Receiving, and Possessing Wealth - economy: careful management of wealth; restraint in spending

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See words rhyming with "economy."

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - økonomi, sparsommelighed, økonomisering, knaphed, fåmælthed
adj. - økonomi-, spare-

idioms:

• command economy    planøkonomi
• controlled economy    kontrolleret økonomi
• economy class    økonomiklasse
• economy size    økonomistørrelse
• false economy    falsk sparsommelighed

Nederlands (Dutch)
economie, bezuiniging, zuinigheid, organisatie

Français (French)
n. - économie, système économique
adj. - de l'économie

idioms:

• command economy    économie de commande, économie dirigée
• controlled economy    économie dirigée
• economy class    classe économique
• economy size    taille de l'économie
• false economy    fausse économie

Deutsch (German)
n. - Wirtschaft, Einsparung, Sparsamkeit
adj. - sparsam, (energie)sparend, Touristen(klasse)

idioms:

• command economy    Planwirtschaft
• controlled economy    Planwirtschaft
• economy class    Touristenklasse
• economy size    Sparpackung
• false economy    Sparen am falschen Platz

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - οικονομία, μέτρο λιτότητας

idioms:

• command economy    (οικον.) κεντρικά διευθυνόμενη οικονομία
• controlled economy    (οικον.) ελεγχόμενη οικονομία
• economy class    (για μεταφορικά μέσα) οικονομική ή τουριστική θέση
• economy size    οικονομικό μέγεθος
• false economy    εικονικό μέτρο λιτότητας

Italiano (Italian)
economia, risparmio, parsimonia

idioms:

• command economy    economia controllata
• controlled economy    dirigismo economico
• economy class    classe economica
• economy size    formato economico
• false economy    pseudoeconomia

Português (Portuguese)
n. - economia (f), poupança (f)

idioms:

• command economy    economia (f) dirigida (Pol.)
• controlled economy    economia (f) controlada (Pol.)
• economy class    classe (f) econômica
• economy size    economia (f) de escala
• false economy    economia (f) falsa

Русский (Russian)
экономика, экономия, хозяйство, бережливость, хозяйственность

idioms:

• command economy    командная экономика
• controlled economy    командная экономика
• economy class    туристический класс
• economy size    большая упаковка
• false economy    бессмысленная экономия

Español (Spanish)
n. - sistema económico, ahorro, reducción de gastos, economía
adj. - económico

idioms:

• command economy    economía dirigida
• controlled economy    economía controlada/dirigida
• economy class    clase turista, clase económica
• economy size    de tamaño familiar o económico
• false economy    economía falsa, economía que causa derroche

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - ekonomi, sparsamhet, ekonomisk förvaltning

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
经济, 节约, 理财, 廉价的, 经济的

idioms:

• command economy    指令性经济
• controlled economy    管制经济
• economy class    经济舱位, 二等舱位
• economy size    经济包
• false economy    假的经济

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 經濟, 節約, 理財
adj. - 廉價的, 經濟的

idioms:

• command economy    指令性經濟
• controlled economy    管制經濟
• economy class    經濟艙位, 二等艙位
• economy size    經濟包
• false economy    假的經濟

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 절약
adj. - 경제형인

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 節約, 経済, 経済機構

idioms:

• controlled economy    支配経済
• economy class    エコノミークラス
• economy size    エコノミーサイズ経済的サイズ

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) اقتصاد‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮כלכלה, חיסכון‬
adj. - ‮מכוון לחסוך‬

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