Husbandry - English meaning

noun

Agriculture conducted on strictly commercial principles.

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With the rise of commercial agriculture and agribusiness, farmers have vastly increased their use o…

noun

The science or practice of farming, including cultivation of the soil for the growing of crops and the rearing of animals to provide food, wool, and other products.

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Fungicide resistance is a serious problem facing modern agriculture

noun

The practice or work of farming

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Agriculture and tourism are both important to the region’s economy., chicago was an important shipp…

noun

The business, science, or activity of farming

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Recent floods have devastated the state’s agriculture, with sharp declines in its production of cor…

plural noun

The science of soil management and crop production.

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We eagerly converted more acres, tried more crops, and enthusiastically learned our way through the…

noun

The science of soil management and crop production.

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The core group excludes several private colleges and universities as well as some public institutio…

noun

The science of farming, including the study of soil, plants, and animals, and ways to improve the production of food on farms

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Agronomy encompasses work in many areas including plant genetics, crop rotation, irrigation, and fo…

verb

Allow or provide a particular amount of money in a budget.

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The university is budgeting for a deficit

noun

An estimate of income and expenditure for a set period of time.

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Keep within the household budget

noun

A quantity of written or printed material.

noun

Prevention of wasteful use of a resource.

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They launched a week-long campaign to promote energy conservation

noun

The action of cultivating land, or the state of being cultivated.

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The cultivation of arable crops

noun

The act of preparing land and growing crops on it, or the act of growing a particular crop

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Agriculture in the valleys consists mainly of the culivation of fruits, grains, and vegetables., th…

noun

The state of a country or region in terms of the production and consumption of goods and services and the supply of money.

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He favours tax cuts to stimulate the economy

noun

The system of trade and industry by which the wealth of a country or region is made and used

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Tourism contributes millions of dollars to the region’s economy., for the purpose of economy, you m…

noun

The system of making money and producing and distributing goods and services within a country or region

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On average, china accounts for almost half of the total export growth of east asian economies., the…

noun

The activity or business of growing crops and raising livestock.

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Land was enclosed for arable farming

verb

Make one's living by growing crops or keeping livestock.

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He has farmed organically for years

noun

The business or activity of raising animals, growing crops, etc. on a farm

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People employed in farming account for just 5% of the country's population., modern farming methods…

noun

The quality of being economical with money or food; thriftiness.

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He scorned the finer things in life and valued frugality and simplicity

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The quality of being careful when using money or food

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She was known for her simplicity and frugality., they taught that frugality must be observed in foo…

noun

An economy of or reduction in money, time, or another resource.

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This resulted in a considerable saving in development costs

adjective

Preventing waste of a particular resource.

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Innovative money-saving ideas for students

preposition

With the exception of; except.

noun

The quality of using money and other resources carefully and not wastefully.

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The values of thrift and self-reliance

noun

The careful use of money, esp. by avoiding waste

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[ u ] trina learned thrift from her mother., they have plenty of money now, but they’re still thrif…

noun

The careful use of money, especially by avoiding waste and saving money for the future

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The idea of the price increases is to encourage thrift.

noun

The quality of being careful with money or resources, especially by avoiding waste

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The strong work ethic and thriftiness helped them to accumulate wealth quickly., his thriftiness is…

noun

The preparation of land for growing crops.

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Manual clearing followed by mechanized tillage

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The act of preparing land for growing crops

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Traditional methods of tillage