2
penurious(adjective, close, mean, spare, careful)
2
providence(noun, decrease, care, restraint, recession)
2
prudence(noun, decrease, care, restraint, recession)
2
prudential(close, mean, practical, prudent, frugal)
2
retrenchment(noun, decrease, care, restraint, recession)
2
scanting
2
skimp
2
skimpy
2
spare(close, mean, practical, prudent, frugal)
2
stinginess(noun, decrease, care, restraint, recession)
2
tight(close, mean, frugal, economical, parsimonious)
2
time-saving(close, mean, practical, prudent, frugal)
2
unwasteful(close, mean, practical, prudent, frugal)
1
abridgement(noun, decrease, care, restraint, recession)
1
acquisitive(adjective, close, mean, near, narrow)
1
austerity(noun, decrease, care, restraint, recession)
1
avaricious(adjective, close, mean, spare, careful)
1
care(noun, decrease, restraint, recession, economy)
1
carefulness(noun, decrease, care, restraint, recession)
1
caution(noun, decrease, care, restraint, recession)
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