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

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But even with the expected rebound, output in Gulf exporter economies will remain below pre-conflict projections in the medium term, the researchers added.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026

A U.N. official says Arab economies must invest more in productive sectors after the war in Iran exposed structural weaknesses.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026

The International Monetary Fund forecasts South Korea's annual current account surplus will reach $421.9 billion this year, the second-largest among 190 economies after China.

From Barron's ● Oct. 27, 2026

US economic growth of 2.2% would be respectable by the standards of many wealthy economies.

From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026

Comparable economies of expression can be obtained by comparing the high safety index associated with nuclear power with the relatively low safety index for burning coal.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos

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