Husbanding

verb

To manage or administer carefully and frugally; use to the best advantage; economise.

Definition

  1. (verb) To manage or administer carefully and frugally; use to the best advantage; economise. “For my means, I'll husband them so well, / They shall go far. — Shakespeare.”
  2. (verb) To conserve.
  3. (verb) To till; cultivate; farm; nurture.
  4. (verb) To provide with a husband.
  5. (verb) To engage or act as a husband to; assume the care of or responsibility for; accept as one's own.

Word stats

  • Husbanding contains 10 letters: 3 vowel(s) and 7 consonant(s).
  • It uses 9 unique letters.
  • Estimated syllable count: 3.
  • Scrabble-style letter score: 17.

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What does Husbanding mean?

To manage or administer carefully and frugally; use to the best advantage; economise.

How many letters are in Husbanding?

Husbanding has 10 letters.

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