The Clue
Economizes (6 letter answer)
The Answer
STINTS
Tags
Notes
The answer STINTS is uncommon, appearing about once every 500 puzzles.
Related Clues
Chores
Is frugal
Jobs
Limitations
Limits
Is miserly
Is parsimonious
Pennypinchers
Restricts
Tasks
Acts frugally
Assigned tasks
Periods on jobs
Work assignments
Work periods
Counts every penny
Gives short measure
Jobs of limited duration
Small shore birds
Turns, so to speak
Definition
STINT as a noun:
1. (stretch, stint) = an unbroken period of time during which you do something; "there were stretches of boredom"; "he did a stretch in the federal penitentiary"
2. (least sandpiper, stint, Erolia minutilla) = smallest American sandpiper
3. an individuals prescribed share of work; "her stint as a lifeguard exhausted her"
STINT as a verb:
1. (scrimp, stint, skimp) = subsist on a meager allowance; "scratch and scrimp"
2. (stint, skimp, scant) = supply sparingly and with restricted quantities; "sting with the allowance"