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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Canada is the U.S.’s second-largest trading partner, behind Mexico and ahead of China, making the escalating dispute particularly consequential for both economies.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026

The U.S. and Canadian economies are so closely linked that the tariffs will inevitably bring mutual pain.

From Slate ● Aug. 25, 2026

Canada’s willingness to hold out for a better deal could work, they say, given how intertwined the two economies are.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 25, 2026

She also raised concerns that the sanctions may have the biggest affect on people, rather than economies, as they "deny people necessities to stay alive".

From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026

Of course, there are also the famous differences between the productivities of the economies of whole countries, such as Japan, the United States, France, and Germany.

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