ahorrativo

adj.

1 thrifty, sparing, frugal, saving.

2 cost-cutting.

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ahorrativo

► adjetivo

1 thrifty

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ADJ (=que no derrocha) thrifty; pey (=tacaño) stingy, mean

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-va adjetivo thrifty

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= thrifty [thriftier -comp., thriftiest -sup.], canny, parsimonious.

Ex. As such, the library serves a large blue collar population of thrifty, hardworking people with a predilection toward conservatism in lifestyle and thought.

Ex. The article is entitled 'Wresting money from the canny Scotsman: Melvil Dewey's designs on Carnegie's millions, 1902-1906'.

Ex. He joked that he had to be 'very parsimonious, indeed very Scottish,' in his management of IFLA finances = Bromeó diciendo que tenía que ser "muy cuidadoso, de hecho muy escocés", en su administración de los fondos de la IFLA.

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* de un modo ahorrativo = thriftily.

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-va adjetivo thrifty

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= thrifty [thriftier -comp., thriftiest -sup.], canny, parsimonious.

Ex: As such, the library serves a large blue collar population of thrifty, hardworking people with a predilection toward conservatism in lifestyle and thought.

Ex: The article is entitled 'Wresting money from the canny Scotsman: Melvil Dewey's designs on Carnegie's millions, 1902-1906'.

Ex: He joked that he had to be 'very parsimonious, indeed very Scottish,' in his management of IFLA finances = Bromeó diciendo que tenía que ser "muy cuidadoso, de hecho muy escocés", en su administración de los fondos de la IFLA.

* de un modo ahorrativo = thriftily.

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ahorrativo -va

adjective

thrifty

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ahorrativo,-a adjetivo thrifty
'ahorrativo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ahorrativa
English:
thrifty

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ahorrativo, -a adj

1. [persona] thrifty

2. [medida] money-saving

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ahorrativo

adj thrifty

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ahorrativo, -va adj

: thrifty, frugal