was sparing

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: 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
Main Entry: stint
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: economize; hold back
Synonyms: be frugal, be parsimonious, be sparing, be stingy, begrudge, confine, cut corners, define, go easy on, grudge, limit, make ends meet, penny-pinch, pinch, restrain, roll back, save, save for rainy day, scrape, scrimp, skimp on, sock away, spare, squirrel, stash, tighten belt, withhold
Antonyms: spend
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