2
stinginess(noun, decrease, care, prudence, greed)
2
thriftiness(noun, care, prudence, recession, economy)
2
tightfisted(adjective, close, mean, cheap, tight)
2
time-saving(close, mean, practical, prudent, frugal)
2
unwasteful(close, mean, careful, practical, prudent)
1
abridgement(noun, decrease, care, restraint, recession)
1
acquisitive(adjective, close, mean, near, narrow)
1
avaricious(adjective, close, mean, spare, careful)
1
budgeting(verb, economizing)
1
caution(noun, decrease, care, restraint, recession)
1
chinchy
1
churlish(adjective, close, mean, near, narrow)
1
circumspect(close, mean, practical, prudent, frugal)
1
close(adjective, mean, spare, careful, practical)
1
close-fistedness(noun, greed, greediness, stinginess)
1
closefisted(close, mean, tight, frugal, stingy)
1
cooling
1
cooling down
1
cooling off
1
cost-effective(close, mean, practical, prudent, frugal)
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