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1 economisch
adj. economic, pertaining to the management of goods and services; economical, thrifty, saving--------adv. economically, from the point of view of economics; thriftily; profitably -
2 economiseren
v. economize, save; cut back, be thrifty -
3 spaarzaam
adj. saving, economic, economical, thrifty, sparing, frugal, parsimonious, husbandly--------adv. thriftily, sparingly, frugally, parsimoniously, few -
4 voorspoedig
adj. prosperous, successful, flush, thrifty -
5 zuinig
adj. thrifty, economic, economical, spare, careful, frugal, parsimonious, saving, tight, provident, niggard--------adv. parsimoniously, near -
6 economisch
2 [met betrekking tot de staathuishoudkunde] economic♦voorbeelden:2 het economisch belang/de economische aspecten van het uitgeversbedrijf • the economics of publishingEconomische Hogeschool/Faculteit • School of Economics; 〈 faculteit ook〉 Faculty/Department of Economicshet economisch leven • the economyeconomisch achteruit gaan • 〈 van bedrijf〉 go into financial decline; 〈 van land〉 go into economic decline -
7 spaarzaam
♦voorbeelden:hij is erg spaarzaam met zijn lof • he's awfully sparing in his praisespaarzaam leven • live economically/frugallyspaarzaam met iets omgaan • use something very sparinglyspaarzaam zijn met informatie • give scanty informationspaarzaam zijn met zijn woorden • not waste wordseen spaarzaam bevolkt gebied • a sparsely populated areade doodstraf wordt spaarzaam toegepast • the death penalty is seldom imposed -
8 zuinig
♦voorbeelden:zuinig met zijn woorden zijn • be sparing with one's wordszuinig met iets omgaan/zijn • make something last/go a long wayzuinig op iets zijn • be careful about somethingzuinig op zichzelf zijn • go easy on oneselfzuinig in het gebruik • economical
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Thrifty — Thrift y (thr[i^]ft [y^]), a. [Compar. {Thriftier}; superl. {Thriftiest}.] 1. Given to, or evincing, thrift; characterized by economy and good menegement of property; sparing; frugal. [1913 Webster] Her chaffer was so thrifty and so new. Chaucer … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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thrifty — [thrif′tē] adj. thriftier, thriftiest 1. practicing or showing thrift; economical; provident 2. thriving; flourishing; prospering 3. growing vigorously, as a plant thriftily adv. thriftiness n. SYN. THRIFTY implies industry and clever management… … English World dictionary
thrifty — UK US /ˈθrɪfti/ adjective ► showing a careful use of money, especially by avoiding waste and saving money for the future: »Retailers will need to rethink their strategies as thrifty shoppers demand price competitive goods. thriftiness noun [U] ►… … Financial and business terms
thrifty — index economic, economical, frugal, parsimonious, provident (frugal), prudent Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton … Law dictionary
thrifty — late 14c., from THRIFT (Cf. thrift) + Y (Cf. y) (2). Related: Thriftily; thriftiness … Etymology dictionary
thrifty — economical, *sparing, frugal Analogous words: provident, prudent, foresighted (see under PRUDENCE): saving, preserving, conserving (see SAVE) Antonyms: wasteful … New Dictionary of Synonyms
thrifty — [adj] economical canny, careful, chary, cheap, chintzy*, close*, close fisted, conserving, frugal, mean, parsimonious, penny pinching, preserving, provident, prudent, saving, scrimpy*, sparing, steal, stingy*, tight*, unwasteful; concepts 334,401 … New thesaurus
thrifty — ► ADJECTIVE (thriftier, thriftiest) ▪ careful and prudent with money. DERIVATIVES thriftily adverb … English terms dictionary
thrifty — [[t]θrɪ̱fti[/t]] thriftier, thriftiest ADJ GRADED (approval) If you say that someone is thrifty, you are praising them for saving money, not buying unnecessary things, and not wasting things. My mother taught me to be thrifty. ...thrifty shoppers … English dictionary
thrifty — spend·thrifty; thrifty; un·thrifty; … English syllables