4
cheap(adjective, close, mean, narrow, tight)
4
husbandry(noun, decrease, care, restraint, recession)
4
penny-pinching(noun, adjective, close, mean, spare)
4
pinching
4
provident(close, mean, careful, practical, prudent)
4
scraping(noun, verb)
4
tight(close, mean, prudent, stingy, sparing)
3
chary(adjective, close, mean, spare, careful)
3
cheeseparing
3
curmudgeonly(adjective, close, mean, spare, careful)
3
economization
3
meager(adjective, close, mean, careful, practical)
3
mean(close, tight, scanty, frugal, stingy)
3
parsimoniousness(prudence, greed, greediness, stinginess, frugality)
3
providence(noun, decrease, care, restraint, prudence)
3
prudence(noun, decrease, care, restraint, greed)
2
Scotch(adjective, economical)
2
austerity(noun, decrease, care, restraint, recession)
2
canny(close, mean, careful, practical, prudent)
2
care(noun, decrease, restraint, recession, economy)
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