adj
(economics, neologism) Relating to, or supporting, fiscal conservatism and austerity.
n
(idiomatic) Efficiency; cost-effectiveness; value.
n
(idiomatic) One who frequently makes large purchases, especially of extravagant goods.
adj
(slang) Broke off, rich, wealthy
adj
(slang) Well-to-do, rich, wealthy
adj
Not disposed to give freely; not lavish; frugal, sparing.
n
Cheapness; lowness of price; abundance of supply.
n
Someone who stingily avoids spending money.
adj
(figuratively) Excessively reluctant to spend; miserly, stingy.
adj
(informal) Prudent in the expenditure of money; frugal; parsimonious.
adj
Unwilling to spend money; stingy
n
The act of reducing one's spending.
adj
(of a person) That has an awareness of costs; that is careful about spending.
adj
(attributive) Relating to a reduction in expenditure.
n
One who uses money-saving coupons.
n
The use or distribution of money-saving coupons.
n
(obsolete) A spendthrift.
adj
(archaic) expensive, costly
adj
Frugal; cheap (in the sense of representing good value); economical.
adj
Careful with money so as not to spend too much; prudent; thrifty.
v
(transitive) To use frugally.
n
Frugal use of resources.
adj
making good, thorough, or careful use of resources; not consuming extra. Especially, making good use of time or energy
n
Prudence, foresight, and thriftiness.
v
To economize; to subject to extreme thrift.
adj
Avoiding unnecessary expenditure either of money or of anything else which is to be used or consumed; avoiding waste.
n
The practice of being frugal.
n
A person who acts frugally.
n
(informal) A person (especially a woman) who is fashionable while being thrifty.
n
The property of being frugal.
v
(intransitive, dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) To be thrifty; be economical
adj
Tending to hoard things; miserly.
adj
(obsolete) Frugal; economical.
n
(idiomatic, ironic) Someone who does not spend much money.
adj
Spendthrift, profligate.
adj
Alternative spelling of low-cost [Low in price; cheap, inexpensive.]
n
Husbandry; economy; frugality.
n
Someone with an extravagant and luxurious lifestyle, often at the expense of those who lack food, clothes, or shelter.
adj
Like a miser, very cautious with money.
n
(rare) Extravagance; the wasting of money.
n
(informal) A person obsessed with making and/or spending money.
adj
Parsimonious; niggardly; covetous; selfish.
adj
(now rare) Stingy; parsimonious.
adj
Sparing; stinting; parsimonious.
n
Synonym of paradox of thrift
n
Obsolete form of parsimony. [Great reluctance to spend money unnecessarily.]
adj
Exhibiting parsimony; sparing in the expenditure of money; frugal to excess.
n
Great reluctance to spend money unnecessarily.
n
reluctance to spend money; thrift or parsimony
adj
Thrifty in regards to small amounts of money.
adj
Miserly; excessively cheap.
n
(rare) Hoarding of money; frugality.
adj
Aware of how much things cost and thus avoiding buying expensive items; looking for value for money.
n
A prodigal person; a spendthrift; a wastrel.
n
The condition of being a spendthrift; profligacy.
adj
Inclined to waste resources or behave extravagantly.
adj
Tending to or encouraging wastefulness.
n
Specifically, the prudent care and management of resources; thriftiness, frugality.
adj
Showing care in the use of something (especially money or provisions), so as to avoid wasting it.
adv
So as to save; with frugality or parsimony.
n
The quality of being careful not to waste money; frugality; parsimony.
n
One who wastes; a spendthrift.
v
To scrimp greatly; to economize; to live very frugally, particularly when saving for something.
adj
Unreasonably cheap in expending funds or in spending money.
n
A period of intense and indulgent shopping involving many purchases.
v
Alternative form of scrimp and save [To scrimp greatly; to economize; to live very frugally, particularly when saving for something.]
n
(obsolete) A wastefully extravagant person; a prodigal; a spendthrift.
n
(obsolete) A spendthrift.
adj
(nonstandard) economical; thrifty
adj
Prudent and restrained in the use of resources; careful, economical or frugal.
adj
Austere, frugal, characterized by self-denial.
n
(informal) A person who is addicted to spending money.
n
Alternative form of spend-all [(dated) A spendthrift.]
n
(informal, economics) A period of intense spending
adj
Inclined to spend money.
n
(humorous) Excessive spending viewed as a medical disorder.
n
An expensive series of purchases made in a short time.
n
(informal, derogatory) A government supporting excessive spending.
n
(figuratively) Anything that distributes its attributes profusely, without restraint.
n
(law) A trust that is created for the benefit of a person (often because that beneficiary is unable to control spending) that gives an independent trustee full authority to make decisions as to how the trust funds may be spent for the benefit of the beneficiary, thus keeping the funds in the trust beyond the reach of creditors.
adv
in a spendthrift manner
n
The quality of being spendthrifty.
n
The condition of being a spendthrift; profligacy.
n
The condition of being a spendthrift; profligacy.
adj
(US, especially Northwestern US and Upper Midwestern US) Expensive, costly.
n
An extravagant indulgence; a spending spree.
n
(informal) A strong desire to waste one's financial resources.
n
A person exhibiting squandermania; a member of government who spends excessive money on a project.
adj
Managing; careful; provident.
n
(obsolete) Alternative form of stroygood [(obsolete) A wasteful person.]
adj
(informal) Very frugal.
n
(informal) A very thrifty person; one who saves a lot of money.
n
(uncountable) The characteristic of using a minimum of something (especially money).
n
A person who engages in thrifting.
adj
Characterised by thrift; thrifty
adv
In a thriftful manner; thriftily
n
The property of being thriftless.
adv
In a thrift, efficient, or thriving manner; suitably; vigorously
n
(slang) A person who buys clothing at thrift shops or otherwise tries to be fashionable on a budget.
adj
(dated, of an animal or plant) Growing rapidly or vigorously; thriving.
adj
(informal, derogatory) Reluctant to spend money.
adj
reluctant to spend money; miserly or stingy
n
Reluctance to spend money; miserliness.
n
(colloquial, derogatory) One who is stingy; someone overly cautious or defensive with money.
adj
Characteristic of a tightwad; stingy, overly cautious, or defensive with money.
adj
Not spare; abundant or generous.
n
(now rare) Someone who is not thrifty; a spendthrift, someone who is not careful with their money.
n
(obsolete) unthriftiness
n
Alternative form of wastegood [(obsolete) A spendthrift.]
n
Alternative form of wastegood [(obsolete) A spendthrift.]
adj
Inclined to waste or squander money or resources.
n
(obsolete) A spendthrift.
n
(obsolete) A spendthrift.
v
To be careful about how much one spends; to try to save money wherever possible.
adj
Making judicious use of the available water resources.
n
The disposable income of young people
adj
Archaic spelling of economical. [Careful with money so as not to spend too much; prudent; thrifty.]
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