economy saving | an act of economizing, reduction in cost, it was a small economy to walk to work every day, there was a saving ofcents |
economy of scale | the saving in cost of production that is due to mass production |
token economy | a form of behavior therapy that has been used in some mental institutions, patients are rewarded with tokens for appropriate behavior and the tokens may be cashed in for valued rewards |
cabin class second class economy class | a class of accommodations on a ship or train or plane that are less expensive than first class accommodations |
mailboat mail boat packet packet boat | a boat for carrying mail |
packet | a small package or bundle |
size stick | a mechanical measuring stick used by shoe fitters to measure the length and width of your foot |
economy thriftiness | frugality in the expenditure of money or resources, the Scots are famous for their economy |
size | the property resulting from being one of a series of graduated measurements (as of clothing), he wears a size shoe |
size | the physical magnitude of something (how big it is), a wolf is about the size of a large dog |
size | a large magnitude, he blanched when he saw the size of the bill, the only city of any size in that area |
economy | the efficient use of resources, economy of effort |
size constancy | the tendency to perceive the veridical size of a familiar object despite differences in their distance (and consequent differences in the size of the pattern projected on the retina of the eye) |
economics economic science political economy | the branch of social science that deals with the production and distribution and consumption of goods and services and their management |
packet | (computer science) a message or message fragment |
package bundle packet parcel | a collection of things wrapped or boxed together |
capitalism capitalist economy | an economic system based on private ownership of capital |
black economy | a hidden sector of the economy where private cash transactions go unreported, no one knows how large the black economy really is |
market economy free enterprise private enterprise laissez-faire economy | an economy that relies chiefly on market forces to allocate goods and resources and to determine prices |
mixed economy | an economic system that combines private and state enterprises |
non-market economy | an economy that is not a market economy |
socialism socialist economy | an economic system based on state ownership of capital |
economy economic system | the system of production and distribution and consumption |
managed economy | a non-market economy in which government intervention is important in allocating goods and resources and determining prices |
communist economy | the managed economy of a communist state |
pay envelope pay packet | wages enclosed in an envelope for distribution to the wage earner |
size size of it | the actual state of affairs, that's the size of the situation, she hates me, that's about the size of it |
size sizing | any glutinous material used to fill pores in surfaces or to stiffen fabrics, size gives body to a fabric |
size | make to a size, bring to a suitable size |
size | sort according to size |
size | cover or stiffen or glaze a porous material with size or sizing (a glutinous substance) |
size up take stock scrutinize scrutinise | to look at critically or searchingly, or in minute detail, he scrutinized his likeness in the mirror |
king-size king-sized | extra large, a king-size bed |
life-size lifesize life-sized full-size | being of the same size as an original, a life-size sculpture |
queen-size queen-sized | (used especially of beds) not as large as king-size, a queen-sized bed |
half-size | half the usual or regular size |
pocket-size pocket-sized pocketable | small enough to be carried in a garment pocket, pocket-size paperbacks |
minor modest small small-scale pocket-size pocket-sized | limited in size or scope, a small business, a newspaper with a modest circulation, small-scale plans, a pocket-size country |
medium-sized medium-size moderate-sized moderate-size | intermediate in size |
size | (used in combination) sized, the economy-size package, average-size house |
pint-size pint-sized runty sawed-off sawn-off | well below average height |