Noun

The art or act of cultivating; improvement of land for or by agriculture

The heavy cultivation of the hillside led to soil erosion.

The state of being cultivated or used for agriculture

''These fields are in cultivation .

Devotion of time or attention to the improvement of (something)

His steadfast cultivation of their relationship finally bore fruit.

Advancement or refinement in physical, intellectual, or moral condition

She is a woman of great cultivation .

Noun

(wikipedia economy) (economies)

Effective management of the resources of a community or system.

Collective focus of the study of money, currency and trade, and the efficient use of resources.

Frugal use of resources.

* Jonathan Swift

I have no other notion of economy than that it is the parent to liberty and ease.

The system of production and distribution and consumption. The overall measure of a currency system; as the national economy.

* {{quote-magazine, date=2013-08-31, volume=408, issue=8851, magazine=(The Economist)

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(theology) The method of divine government of the world.

(archaic) Management of one’s (l).