Definition of economy

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Economy (n.) Thrifty and frugal housekeeping; management without loss or waste; frugality in expenditure; prudence and disposition to save; as, a housekeeper accustomed to economy but not to parsimony..

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Husbandry :: Husbandry (n.) Care of domestic affairs; economy; domestic management; thrift.
Scottish :: Scottish (a.) Of or pertaining to the inhabitants of Scotland, their country, or their language; as, Scottish industry or economy; a Scottish chief; a Scottish dialect..
Economy :: Economy (n.) The management of domestic affairs; the regulation and government of household matters; especially as they concern expense or disbursement; as, a careful economy..
Physiocrat :: Physiocrat (n.) One of the followers of Quesnay of France, who, in the 18th century, founded a system of political economy based upon the supremacy of natural order..
Flow :: Flow (v. i.) To proceed; to issue forth; as, wealth flows from industry and economy..
Thrifty :: Thrifty (superl.) Given to, or evincing, thrift; characterized by economy and good menegement of property; sparing; frugal..
Catallactics :: Catallactics (n.) The science of exchanges, a branch of political economy..
Husband :: Husband (v. t.) To direct and manage with frugality; to use or employ to good purpose and the best advantage; to spend, apply, or use, with economy..
Matron :: Matron (n.) A housekeeper; esp., a woman who manages the domestic economy of a public instution; a head nurse in a hospital; as, the matron of a school or hospital..
Economics :: Economics (n.) Political economy; the science of the utilities or the useful application of wealth or material resources. See Political economy, under Political..
Economy :: Economy (n.) The system of rules and regulations by which anything is managed; orderly system of regulating the distribution and uses of parts, conceived as the result of wise and economical adaptation in the author, whether human or divine; as, the animal or vegetable economy; the economy of a poem; the Jewish economy..
Prudence :: Prudence (n.) The quality or state of being prudent; wisdom in the way of caution and provision; discretion; carefulness; hence, also, economy; frugality..
Economically :: Economically (adv.) With economy; with careful management; with prudence in expenditure.
Astriction :: Astriction (n.) A contraction of parts by applications; the action of an astringent substance on the animal economy.
Neglect :: Neglect (v.) Omission of proper attention; avoidance or disregard of duty, from heedlessness, indifference, or willfulness; failure to do, use, or heed anything; culpable disregard; as, neglect of business, of health, of economy..
Economist :: Economist (n.) One who is conversant with political economy; a student of economics.
Providentness :: Providentness (n.) The quality or state of being provident; carefulness; prudence; economy.
Dispensation :: Dispensation (n.) A system of principles, promises, and rules ordained and administered; scheme; economy; as, the Patriarchal, Mosaic, and Christian dispensations..
Frugality :: Frugality (n.) The quality of being frugal; prudent economy; that careful management of anything valuable which expends nothing unnecessarily, and applies what is used to a profitable purpose; thrift; --- opposed to extravagance..
Husbandable :: Husbandable (a.) Capable of being husbanded, or managed with economy..
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