3
for-profit(adjective, benefit, profit, conservative, economical)
2
Scotch(adjective, benefit, profit, conservative, economical)
2
beneficial(adjective, benefit, profit, conservative, economical)
2
fruitful(adjective, benefit, profit, conservative, economical)
2
solvent(adjective, benefit, profit, conservative, economical)
2
well-paid(adjective, benefit, profit, conservative, economical)
2
at a premium(adjective, benefit, profit, conservative, economical)
2
money-spinning(adjective, benefit, profit, conservative, economical)
1
niggardly(adjective, close, mean, frugal, economical)
1
affordable(adjective, money, expensive, cost, allowable)
1
avaricious(adjective, close, mean, frugal, economical)
1
best value for money(expression, idiom, cost)
1
canny(adjective, close, mean, practical, prudent)
1
chary(adjective, close, mean, practical, prudent)
1
circumspect(adjective, close, mean, practical, prudent)
1
close(adjective, mean, frugal, economical, parsimonious)
1
closefisted(adjective, close, mean, frugal, economical)
1
commercial(adjective, good, useful, valuable, practical)
1
cost effective
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curmudgeonly(adjective, close, mean, practical, prudent)
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