| 词汇 | false-economy |
| 释义 | false economy noun[ Cusually singular ] uk /ˌfɒls ɪˈkɒn.ə.mi/ us /ˌfɑːls ɪˈkɑː.nə.mi/ an action that saves money at the beginning but, over a longer period of time, results in more money being wasted than being saved: 假实惠 Buying cheap household appliances is a false economy - they're twice as likely to break down.买廉价的大件家用电器只是表面实惠——它们出故障的几率高了一倍。 Budgeting money balance budget budget something for something budgetary couponing cut back defund draw/pull in your hornsidiom economize economy make ends meetidiom on a shoestringidiom put/lay something on/to one sideidiom save (something) up save on something set someone against someone shoestring skimp tighten your beltidiom false economy | Business Englishfalse economy noun[ S ] ukus 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. Examples of false economyfalse economy Such savings were often a falseeconomy, as the cheap fence was quickly found out through exposure to the elements and the peregrinations of people and stock. In tough economic times, all public services are under pressure, but cutting back on enforcement of consumer rights can only be falseeconomy. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English Does he agree that that represents a falseeconomy? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It would be a falseeconomy to save money on the project now, because it would cost more in the long term. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That is not because anyone wants to stir up trouble, but because it will be a falseeconomy if the commission is underfunded. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It would be a falseeconomy—bad not only for patients, but for financial reasons—to close community hospital beds in the way proposed. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Lives are often at stake here and it is falseeconomy not to provide for these contingencies. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Very often they have not been replaced, either because of fecklessness or because of a sense of falseeconomy. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It would be falseeconomy if it were so exercised. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is a falseeconomy and the industry will regret it. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is a falseeconomy to cut research expenditure in this manner. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 But it is a falseeconomy to think that the defence establishment can save employment. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It would be a falseeconomy to base hopes on defence expenditure which can be changed and can be cut. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I am sure that any reduction in the general level would be a falseeconomy. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 But there is such a thing as falseeconomy. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of false economy These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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