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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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Japan committed to a $550 billion investment program to help fortify Western economies from reliance on—and competition from—China.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

The U.N. also raised its estimate for global inflation this year to 3.9% from 3.1%, driven by developing economies.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

Leading global economies on Tuesday vowed multilateral cooperation to address mounting challenges to economic stability due to the Middle East war, after talks in Paris which underscored tensions between the US and its allies.

From Barron's • May 19, 2026

On Monday, the International Monetary Fund urged the UK to stick to the fiscal rules which continue to shrink government borrowing faster than other major economies.

From BBC • May 18, 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