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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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

Alison Tooze, chief policy officer at the British Parking Association, said: "Overall, the code strikes the right balance between stronger protections for motorists and effective parking management, helping keep communities, businesses and local economies moving."

From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2026

The International Monetary Fund’s latest growth forecast for Israel is 4.5% in 2026, the highest of the OECD’s 38 advanced economies.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

Therefore, the German beer industry cannot profit from economies of scale.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

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