Any of numerous sun-loving low-growing evergreens of the genus Armeria having round heads of pink or white flowers.

Roget 775: acquisition; gaining etc. v.; obtainment; procuration^†, procurement; purchase, descent, inheritance; gift etc. 784.    recovery, retrieval, revendication^†, replevin [Law], restitution etc. 790; redemption, salvage, trover [Law].    find, trouvaille^†, foundling.    gain, thrift; money-making, money grubbing; lucre, filthy lucre, pelf; loaves and fishes, the main chance; emolument etc. (remuneration) 973.    profit, earnings, winnings, innings, pickings, net profit; avails; income etc. (receipt) 810; proceeds, produce, product; outcome, output; return, fruit, crop, harvest; second crop, aftermath; benefit etc. (good) 618.    sweepstakes, trick, prize, pool; pot; wealth etc. 803.    subreption [Fraudulent acquisition]; obreption^†; stealing etc. 791.    ... show more

Roget 734: prosperity, welfare, well-being; affluence etc. (wealth) 803; success etc. 731; thrift, roaring trade; good fortune, smiles of fortune; blessings, godsend.    luck; good luck, run of luck; sunshine; fair weather, fair wind; palmy days, bright days, halcyon days; piping times, tide, flood, high tide.    Saturnia regna [Lat.], Saturnian age; golden time, golden age; bed of roses, fat city [Coll.]; fat of the land, milk and honey, loaves and fishes.    made man, lucky dog, enfant gate [Fr.], spoiled child of fortune.    upstart, parvenu, skipjack^†, mushroom.    ... show more

Dutch: bank, Engels gras
Polish: zawciąg

Extreme care in spending money; reluctance to spend money unnecessarily.

synonyms: parsimoniousness, parsimony, penny-pinching.

Roget 817: economy, frugality; thrift, thriftiness; care, husbandry, good housewifery, savingness^†, retrenchment.    savings; prevention of waste, save-all; cheese parings and candle ends; parsimony etc. 819.    cost-cutting, cost control.    ... show more

Dutch: zuinigheid, vrekkigheid
Polish: groszoróbstwo, ciułactwo