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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

Example Sentences

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The U.N. also raised its estimate for global inflation this year to 3.9% from 3.1%, driven by developing economies.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

France's finance minister acknowledged Tuesday that two days of talks among leading global economies were "sometimes difficult", even as the group agreed a statement committing to multilateral cooperation in combatting growing economic risks.

From Barron's • May 19, 2026

On Monday, the International Monetary Fund urged the UK to stick to the fiscal rules which continue to shrink government borrowing faster than other major economies.

From BBC • May 18, 2026

The world’s two largest economies announced limited concrete outcomes after the summit, with both Washington and Beijing emphasizing efforts to stabilize their strained relationship.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

Even the earliest Mesopotamian states exercised centralized control of their economies.

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