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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economies

An AI-driven investment boom has supported global growth, boosting the U.S. and other economies that manufacture electronic products.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026

He pledged to put AI "at the heart of the UK's G20 Presidency next year", when leaders of the world's biggest economies will gather in Manchester.

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026

In doing so, they lose economies of scale and also risk their market share, adding to their challenges, he added.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026

Observers will be watching the level of ambition the two hosts -- both fossil fuel-dependent economies -- bring in the run-up to COP31.

From Barron's

Henceforth, more and more economies would be governed from the ground up, by the interests, demands, and aspirations of the people, rather than from the top down, by the interests of some narrow ruling clique.

From "The World Is Flat" by Thomas L. Friedman