4
provident(adjective, close, mean, practical, prudent)
4
scraping
3
canny(adjective, close, mean, practical, prudent)
3
conserving
3
forehanded
3
husbandry(noun, decrease, care, restraint, recession)
3
penny-pinching(adjective, close, mean, spare, careful)
3
slighting
3
thriftiness(noun, care, recession, economy, saving)
2
Scotch(adjective, economical)
2
chintzy(adjective, close, mean, near, narrow)
2
curmudgeonly(adjective, close, mean, spare, careful)
2
curtailment(noun, decrease, care, restraint, recession)
2
cutback(noun, decrease, care, restraint, recession)
2
meager(close, mean, practical, prudent, frugal)
2
miserliness(noun, care, restraint, recession, saving)
2
money-saving(close, mean, practical, prudent, frugal)
2
neglecting
2
niggardliness(noun, care, recession, saving, frugality)
2
penny-wise(close, mean, practical, prudent, frugal)
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