Related Searches
Nearby Words
pinch pennies
[pinch] 
Pinch A Penny www.ask.com/Pinch+A+Penny Look up Pinch A Penny; Get the Best Answers Now!
Thesaurus.com's Mobile Apps www.thesaurus.com/mobile Ad-Free, Offline Content, Synonyms, Antonyms and More! Take Millions of Words With You Everywhere. Download Now!
Ads
| Main Entry: |
economize
[ih-kon-uh-mahyz]
|
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | save money |
| Synonyms: | be frugal, be prudent, be sparing, conserve, cut back, cut corners, cut down, keep within means, make ends meet, manage, meet a budget, pay one's way, pinch pennies, retrench, run tight ship, scrimp, shepherd, skimp, stint, stretch a dollar, tighten one's belt |
| Antonyms: | spend, squander, throw away |
| Main Entry: | save |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | economize; set money aside for later use |
| Synonyms: | amass, be frugal, be thrifty, cache, collect, conserve, cut corners, deposit, feather nest, gather, hide away, hoard, hold, keep, lay aside, lay away, maintain, make ends meet, manage, pile up, pinch pennies, put by, reserve, retrench, roll back, salt away, save for rainy day, scrimp, skimp, sock away, spare, squirrel, stash, stockpile, store, stow away, tighten belt, treasure |
| Antonyms: | squander, throw away, waste |
| Main Entry: | scrimp |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | economize |
| Synonyms: | be cheap, be economical, be frugal, be prudent, be sparing, conserve, curtail, cut back, cut corners, make ends meet, pinch pennies, run a tight ship, save, skimp, stretch a dollar, tighten one's belt |
| Main Entry: | skimp |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | be cheap or frugal about |
| Synonyms: | be mean with, be sparing, cut corners, make ends meet, pinch, pinch pennies, roll back, save, scamp, scant, scrape, screw, scrimp, slight, spare, stint, tighten one's belt, withhold |
| Antonyms: | spend, use, waste |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
Copyright © 2012 by the Philip Lief Group.
Cite This Source
Copyright © 2012 by the Philip Lief Group.
Cite This Source
Dictionary.com, LLC. Copyright © 2012. All rights reserved.
