the cultivation and production of edible crops or of animals for food; agriculture; farming.

the science of raising crops or food animals.

careful or thrifty management; frugality, thrift, or conservation.

the management of domestic affairs or of resources generally.

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agriculture , tillage , land management , home management , budgeting , housekeeping , management , managership , administration , providence , thriftiness , economy , frugality , conservation , conservancy , preservation , cultivation , farming , thrift