| economy | |
| 1. n. Effective management of the resources of a community or system. | |
| 2. n. The study of money, currency and trade, and the efficient use of resources. | |
| 3. n. Frugal use of resources. | |
| 4. n. The system of production and distribution and consumption. The overall measure of a currency system; as the national economy. | |
| 5. n. (theology) The method of divine government of the world. (See w:Economy (religion).) | |
| 6. n. (archaic) Management of one’s residency. | |
| 7. adj. Cheap to run; using minimal resources; representing good value for money. | |
| He bought an economy car. | |
| Economy size. | |
