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adj
Prudent and restrained in the use of resources; careful, economical or frugal.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: abstemious, canny, chary, moderate, cheap, close with a buck, economic, economical, frugal, husbandly, huswifely, parsimonious, penny-pinching, prudent, spareful, sparing, spary, thrifty, tight, tightwad
Antonyms: none provided
noun
The act by which something or someone is spared.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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verb
present participle and gerund of spare
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
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adjective satellite
avoiding waste
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: economical, frugal, scotch, stinting
Antonyms: none provided
History
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Across languages
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