economy
n 1: the system of production and distribution and consumption
[syn: {economic system}]
2: the efficient use of resources; "economy of effort"
3: frugality in the expenditure of money or resources; "the
Scots are famous for their economy" [syn: {thriftiness}]
4: an act of economizing; reduction in cost; "it was a small
economy to walk to work every day" or "there was a saving
of 50 cents" [syn: {saving}]