| Main Entry: |
Scotch
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| Part of Speech: |
adjective |
| Definition: |
economical |
| Synonyms: |
avaricious,
canny, chary,
circumspect,
close, closefisted, cost-effective, curmudgeonly,
efficient,
frugal,
meager,
mean,
methodical,
miserly, money-saving, niggardly, on the rims,
parsimonious, penny-pinching, penny-wise,
penurious,
practical, provident,
prudent, prudential,
saving, scrimping, skimping,
spare, sparing,
stingy,
thrifty,
tight*, time-saving, unwasteful,
watchful, work-saving
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* = informal/non-formal usage
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