3
thriftiness(noun, care, recession, economy, saving)
2
abridgement(noun, care, restraint, want, need)
2
concision
2
condensation(reduction, shrinkage, tightening)
2
cost saving
2
depletion(noun, want, need, loss, miss)
2
depreciation(noun, lessening, diminution)
2
depression(noun, decline, slump, slide, recession)
2
diminishing(reduction, shrinkage, tightening)
2
diminishment
2
economizing(noun, cutback)
2
elision(reduction, shrinkage, tightening)
2
inhibition
2
lack(noun, want, need, deficiency, absence)
2
narrowing(reduction, shrinkage, tightening)
2
restraint(noun, decrease, care, recession, economy)
2
rollback(noun, decrease, care, restraint, recession)
2
scrimping(noun, decrease, care, restraint, recession)
2
shrinkage(noun, care, restraint, want, need)
2
skimping(noun, decrease, care, restraint, recession)
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