Canadian English Meaning of economy

Economy

Other Canadian English words related to Economy

Definitions and Meaning of economy in English

Wordnet

economy (n)

the system of production and distribution and consumption

the efficient use of resources

frugality in the expenditure of money or resources

an act of economizing; reduction in cost

Webster

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.

Orderly arrangement and management of the internal affairs of a state or of any establishment kept up by production and consumption; esp., such management as directly concerns wealth; as, political economy.

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.

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.

FAQs About the word economy

Economy

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