ETYM French économie, Latin oeconomia household management, from Greek oikonomia, from oikonomos one managing a household; oikos house (akin to Latin vicus village, Eng. vicinity) + nomos usage, law, rule, from nemein to distribute, manage. Related to Vicinity, Nomad.
1. An act of economizing; reduction in cost; or; SYN. saving.
2. Frugality in the expenditure of money or resources; SYN. thriftiness.
3. The efficient use of resources.
4. The system of production and distribution and consumption; SYN. economic system. + prikaži više

1. Something kept from being spent or lost; that which is saved up
2. Exception; reservation.

The amount of current income that is not spent on consumption.
Distinct from investments, which are considered expenditures for the production of goods for future consumption, savings usually takes the form of bank time deposits. The savings rate depends on many factors, such as interest rates, inflation rates, unemployment rates, and expectations for future earnings.
A fund of money put by as a reserve; SYN. nest egg. + prikaži više

1. Healthy and vigorous growth
2. Careful management especially of money
3 (chiefly Scottish) Gainful occupation
4. A savings bank or savings and loan association — called also thrift institution