frugality
91stingy — stingy, close, closefisted, tight, tightfisted, niggardly, parsimonious, penurious, miserly, cheeseparing, penny pinching can mean unwilling or manifesting unwillingness to share one s goods with others or to give to another a part of one s… …
92temperance — temperance, sobriety, abstinence, abstemiousness, continence can all mean self restraint in the gratification of appetites or passions. In its more general sense Temperance implies simply habitual moderation and the exercise of judgment… …
93thrive — [13] Thrive was borrowed from Old Norse thrífask ‘grasp for oneself’, hence ‘prosper’, the reflexive form of thrífa ‘grasp, seize’ (whose origins are not known). The word’s semantic development from ‘grasp for oneself’ to ‘prosper’ was presumably …
94frugalness — noun prudence in avoiding waste • Syn: ↑frugality • Derivationally related forms: ↑frugal, ↑frugal (for: ↑frugality) • Hypernyms: ↑prudence …
95thriftiness — noun frugality in the expenditure of money or resources the Scots are famous for their economy • Syn: ↑economy • Derivationally related forms: ↑thrifty, ↑economical (for: ↑economy), ↑eco …
96Yan·kee — /ˈjæŋki/ noun, pl kees [count] 1 : a person born or living in the U.S. often used to show disapproval or as an insult The protesters held signs that said “Yankee Go Home.” 2 US 2 a : a person born or living in the northern U.S. a Southern girl… …
97Clear — (kl[=e]r), v. i. 1. To become free from clouds or fog; to become fair; of the weather; often followed by up, off, or away. [1913 Webster] So foul a sky clears not without a storm. Shak. [1913 Webster] Advise him to stay till the weather clears up …
98economise — Economize E*con o*mize ([ e]*k[o^]n [ o]*m[imac]z), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Economized} ([ e]*k[o^]n [ o]*m[imac]zd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Economizing}.] [Cf. F. [ e]conomiser.] To manage with economy; to use with prudence; to expend with frugality; as …
99Economist — E*con o*mist, n. [Cf. F. [ e]conomiste.] 1. One who economizes, or manages domestic or other concerns with frugality; one who expends money, time, or labor, judiciously, and without waste. Economists even to parsimony. Burke. [1913 Webster] 2.… …
100Economize — E*con o*mize ([ e]*k[o^]n [ o]*m[imac]z), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Economized} ([ e]*k[o^]n [ o]*m[imac]zd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Economizing}.] [Cf. F. [ e]conomiser.] To manage with economy; to use with prudence; to expend with frugality; as, to… …
