husbandry

noun

ˈhəz-bən-drē How to pronounce husbandry (audio)
Definition of husbandrynext
1
as in economy
careful management of material resources in accordance with his practice of good husbandry, he never buys anything on credit

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2
as in farming
the science or occupation of cultivating the soil, producing crops, and raising livestock a family of winemakers whose tradition of vineyard husbandry goes back several generations

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Recent Examples of husbandry Reindeer husbandry has been an important part of Scandinavian culture for many decades, especially for the Sami Indigenous people in the far north of the country. — ABC News, 10 Mar. 2026 In Bulgaria, village music was typically sung by peasants while tending to agriculture and husbandry; at weddings; and to express national pride. — Emma Madden, Pitchfork, 21 Dec. 2025 The freezing rain then traps lichen under a thick layer of ice where hungry reindeer can’t reach the food, according to Anna Skarin, a reindeer husbandry expert and Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences professor. — Jason Ma, Fortune, 7 Sep. 2025 Jessica Brasher, director of husbandry at the Ocean Institute in Dana Point, said adult moon jellies often collect in harbors in large numbers due to their unique life cycle and their planktonic lifestyle. — Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 20 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for husbandry
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  1. economy
  2. farming
  3. saving
  4. agriculture
  5. frugality
  6. cultivation
  7. thrift
Noun
  • Having gained a new source of leverage over the global economy, Tehran is fighting hard to keep it.
    — David Goldman, CNN Money, 15 July 2026
  • While local school boards continue to debate the role of AI and personal devices in the classroom, a new wave of Miami parents is looking toward a digital-first approach to ensure their children are ready for the borderless economy of 2030.
    — Matthew Kayser July 14, Miami Herald, 14 July 2026
Definition of economy
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  • Agriculture and farming are a mainstay of North Dakota’s economy.
    — Kirk McClure, Fortune, 14 July 2026
  • It a strange, mystical Bond movie, that’s part an attempt at Blacksploitation and part about Harlem gangsters, Caribbean drug farming, and voodoo-practicing witch doctors.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 July 2026
Definition of farming
Noun
  • In the business world, there’s no consensus on making daylight saving time permanent.
    — Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2026
  • The federal bill, known as the Sunshine Protection Act, would make daylight saving time permanent across the country.
    — Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 14 July 2026
Definition of saving
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  • And, as in the past in both California and nationally, proponents and opponents of the switch cite the potential effects (good or bad) on health, business and agriculture as reasons to support or oppose the plan.
    — Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2026
  • Theirs is the soil where agriculture was developed thousands of years ago, thanks to the use of guano and the presence of water.
    — Cristina Dorador, The Dial, 14 July 2026
Definition of agriculture
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  • Jerry Brown left seminary before becoming a priest but made his Jesuit education central to his political identity — especially his frugality, environmentalism and preference for rehabilitation over incarceration.
    — Joe Mathews, Mercury News, 18 June 2026
  • Kacey Musgraves’s twisting catalogue cruises through country, folk, pop, soul, and disco in search of multifaceted frugality.
    — Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 7 May 2026
Definition of frugality
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  • In the 21st century, cultivation has spread to regions outside Asia.
    — Laura Payne, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 July 2026
  • The remaining byproducts could also support marine cultivation.
    — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 14 July 2026
Definition of cultivation
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  • Sales from the thrift store are donated directly to widows, immigrants and refugees in the Sacramento area and internationally.
    — Emma Hall, Sacbee.com, 17 July 2026
  • While most associate the company with affordable thrift stores and donation drop-offs, the organization also has provided janitorial, landscaping, grounds maintenance and food preparation services since 1982.
    — Delia Rose Sauer, Miami Herald, 15 July 2026
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