false economy
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false economy — UK US noun [S] ► something that you do in order to save money but which costs you more money later: »Not fully insuring your possessions is a false economy, as any claim you make may be refused … Financial and business terms
False economy — A false economy refers to an action which saves money at the beginning but which, over a longer period of time, results in more money being wasted than being saved. For example, if a city government decided to purchase the least expensive… … Wikipedia
false economy — UK / US noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms false economy : singular false economy plural false economies something that you do because you think it will save you money, but in fact it costs you more … English dictionary
false economy — false e conomy noun count or uncount something that you do because you think it will save you money, but in fact costs you more … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
false economy — noun an apparent financial saving that in fact leads to greater expenditure … English new terms dictionary
false economy — … Useful english dictionary
a false economy — ► something that seems to be a good way of saving money but is not: »Going abroad without travel insurance is a false economy if you are ill and need costly medical treatment. Main Entry: ↑economy … Financial and business terms
a false economy — (a) false economy phrase something that seems to save money but will really make you spend more Buying cheap tools is a false economy. Thesaurus: to save money, or to be careful with moneyhyponym to buy somethingsynonym Main entry: economy … Useful english dictionary
(a) false economy — something that you think will save you money but which means you will have to spend a lot more money later. She told me that buying a cheap washing machine was a false economy because it was more likely to break down … New idioms dictionary
false — W3S3 [fo:ls US fo:ls] adj ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(untrue)¦ 2¦(wrong)¦ 3¦(not real)¦ 4¦(not sincere)¦ 5 false economy 6 under false pretences 7 false move/step 8 false imprisonment/arrest ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 900 1000; : Latin; … Dictionary of contemporary English
