False economy Uncommon

Origin: Greek suffix -nomy

Definition, synonyms and related words

Definitions

Noun

An attempt to economize that fails because the less expensive approach is inferior in some way.

See Also

buy cheap buy twice penny wise and pound foolish expensive economize inferior

Related Terms

buy cheap buy twice penny wise and pound foolish expensive economize inferior

Rhyming Words

omy tomy romy homy momy nomy boomy roomy doomy stomy anomy atomy zoomy toomy sloomy dysomy eunomy ostomy disomy gloomy

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