yawat : Binisaya - Cebuano to English Dictionary and Thesaurus.

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yawat [yá.wat.] :

thrift (n.); economize (v.); scrimp (v.)

Derivatives of yawat

Glosses:

thrift
n. (plant)	1. thrift	any of numerous sun-loving low-growing evergreens of the genus Armeria having round heads of pink or white flowers.
	~ armeria, genus armeria	shrubby or herbaceous low-growing evergreen perennials.
	~ armeria maritima, cliff rose, sea pink	tufted thrift of seacoasts and mountains of north temperate zone; occasionally grown as a ground cover.
	~ subshrub, suffrutex	low-growing woody shrub or perennial with woody base.
n. (attribute)	2. parsimoniousness, parsimony, penny-pinching, thrift	extreme care in spending money; reluctance to spend money unnecessarily.
	~ frugality, frugalness	prudence in avoiding waste.
economize
v. (possession)	1. conserve, economise, economize, husband	use cautiously and frugally.; "I try to economize my spare time"; "conserve your energy for the ascent to the summit"
	~ save, preserve	to keep up and reserve for personal or special use.; "She saved the old family photographs in a drawer"
	~ retrench	tighten one's belt; use resources carefully.
v. (possession)	2. economise, economize, save	spend sparingly, avoid the waste of.; "This move will save money"; "The less fortunate will have to economize now"
	~ expend, spend, drop	pay out.; "spend money"
	~ tighten one's belt	live frugally and use less resources.; "In the new economy, we all have to learn to tighten our belts"
scrimp
v. (possession)	1. scrimp, skimp, stint	subsist on a meager allowance.; "scratch and scrimp"
	~ save	spend less; buy at a reduced price.