8
penny-pinching(adjective, close, mean, spare, careful)
7
canny(adjective, close, mean, sensible, save)
7
careful(adjective, mean, reasonable, sensible, shy)
7
mean(adjective, close, thin, spare, careful)
7
reduced(adjective, reasonable, modest, cheap, inexpensive)
7
tight(adjective, close, mean, careful, wise)
6
budget(adjective, reasonable, modest, cheap, inexpensive)
6
close(adjective, mean, spare, near, careful)
6
cost-effective(adjective, close, mean, reasonable, careful)
6
efficient(adjective, close, mean, careful, effective)
6
fair(adjective, simple, reasonable, plain, restrained)
6
low-priced(adjective, reasonable, modest, cheap, inexpensive)
6
scotch(adjective, save, careful)
6
scrimping(adjective, close, mean, spare, careful)
6
skimping(adjective, close, mean, spare, near)
6
tight-fisted(adjective, careful, frugal, parsimonious, saving)
5
economy(adjective, inexpensive, discounted, low-priced)
5
materialistic(feature, trait, finance)
4
austere(adjective, simple, plain, modest, chaste)
4
conservative(adjective, frugal, preserving)
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