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  • 101Economy — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Economy >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 economy economy frugality Sgm: N 1 thrift thrift thriftiness Sgm: N 1 care care husbandry good housewifery savingness retrenchment GRP: N 2 …

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  • 102virtue — 01. Humility is considered an important [virtue] in many Far Eastern cultures. 02. Her religious beliefs have always been the principal force guiding her [virtuous] behavior. 03. It is important for the children to learn the [virtue] of hard work …

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  • 103thrifty — thrift|y [ˈθrıfti] adj using money carefully and wisely ▪ hardworking, thrifty people >thriftily adv >thriftiness n [U] …

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  • 104frugality — 1530s, from M.Fr. frugalité (14c.), from L. frugalitatem (nom. frugalitas) thriftiness, temperance, frugality, from frugalis (see FRUGAL (Cf. frugal)) …

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  • 105thrifty — late 14c., from THRIFT (Cf. thrift) + Y (Cf. y) (2). Related: Thriftily; thriftiness …

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  • 106husbandry — hus·band·ry || hÊŒzbÉ™ndrɪ n. agriculture, farming; frugality, thriftiness; management of resources …

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  • 107parsimony — n. miserliness, stinginess; extreme frugality or thriftiness pÉ‘rsɪməʊnɪ / pɑːsɪmÉ™nɪ …

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  • 108providence — prov·i·dence || prÉ‘vɪdÉ™ns / prÉ’ n. supervision, protection; care, concern; prudence, frugality, thriftiness …

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  • 109prudence — pru·dence || pruːdns n. caution, care, heedfulness; intelligence, discretion, judgement; frugality, thriftiness …

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  • 110savingness — n. quality of being saving; caution not to spend money uselessly; quality of being economical, frugality; extreme frugality or thriftiness parsimony; inclination to promote salvation …

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