economy drivenoun [ C usually singular ]
uk/ɪˈkɒn.ə.mi ˌdraɪv/us/ɪˈkɑː.nə.mi ˌdraɪv/an attempt to save money by spending as little as possible:
I don't think we'll be going anywhere expensive - Guy's on an economy drive.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Budgeting money
- a penny saved is a penny earned idiom
- balance
- cut
- cut back
- defund
- draw/pull in your horns idiom
- economical
- economy-size
- false economy
- horn
- in/out of pocket idiom
- manage
- penny
- price-conscious
- save (sth) up
- save on sth
- set sth against sth
- skimp
- square
- tighten your belt idiom
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