economy

Definition

  • noun: the process or system by which goods and services are produced, sold, and bought in a country or region
  • noun: the management of household or private affairs and especially expenses
  • often used in combination
  • synonyms: parsimony, frugality, economizing

Examples

  • an 'economy'-size bottle/bag/box [=a large bottle/bag/box that you buy for less money than it would cost to get the same amount in several smaller containers]

  • a writer known for her 'economy' of language [=her careful use of language; her use of only the words that are most necessary]

  • Using cheap materials proved to be a 'false economy'. [=it cost less at first but resulted in more money being spent later]

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) But you also know better than anyone else why it is important that I am there for him right now. How many more ways can I say this? In the morning, our economy is going to go over a cliff, and the Iranians are just seizing the moment. What do you want me to do, General? Declare war? (..)
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