economies

NOUN

saving, frugality

Synonyms

STRONGEST

recession

STRONG

abridgement austerity care carefulness caution curtailment cutback decrease deduction direction discretion husbandry layoff meanness miserliness moratorium parsimony providence prudence reduction regulation restraint retrenchment rollback shrinkage stinginess supervision thrift thriftiness

WEAK

parcity scrimping skimping sparingness

Antonyms

STRONG

addition carelessness disregard enlargement expansion extravagance imprudence increase indiscretion neglect negligence raise spending thoughtlessness

WEAK

squandering

Example Sentences

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The U.S. and global economies are not free of further risk, though.

From MarketWatch • Jul. 8, 2026

Foreign investment has long been seen by economists as key to lifting incomes in developing economies.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 7, 2026

But pressure on European economies, which depend on energy imports, has fallen since Washington and Tehran agreed a preliminary deal to end the conflict.

From Barron's • Jul. 6, 2026

The strategists outlined several factors that could drive up global stocks, such as economies that have stayed resilient despite the conflict in the Middle East.

From MarketWatch • Jul. 6, 2026

As we saw in Chapter 2, though, Polynesian political and social organization and economies underwent great diversification in different environments.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond