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English to English noun
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the system of production and distribution and consumption |  | source: wordnet30
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the efficient use of resources | | Example: economy of effort
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frugality in the expenditure of money or resources | | Example: the Scots are famous for their economy
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an act of economizing; reduction in cost | | Example: it was a small economy to walk to work every day
there was a saving of 50 cents
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The management of domestic affairs; the regulation and government of household matters; especially as they concern expense or disbursement; as, a careful economy. | | source: webster1913
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