careful
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- adjective
- /ˈkɛr.fəl/
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- The illustrations are bold in size and feature an artful and careful use of color.
- careful money management
- careful cost analysis
But they had to be, you know, careful with their spending.
- But they had to be, you know, careful with their spending.
- Governments were far, far, far more careful about their monetary policy.
- I like to save wrapping paper, so I'm really careful when I open gifts.
- You know, they're either really careful with money in every possible way or they're not.
- So, so you have to be careful of not going the other way of way overspending that you'll never see the, the benefit of.
Examples
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That was like, three dollars, so be careful with that, please.
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But they had to be, you know, careful with their spending.
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And so we need to be careful in how we use it up.
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You should really be more careful with your word choice next time.
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However, it is important to be careful about what is meant by "social spending."
Academic text (2008) -
This means buying from brands that are really careful about how they source their materials and that everybody in the process gets paid fairly.
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Governments were far, far, far more careful about their monetary policy.
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This means that you have to be careful about your liquidity, keeping that money that comes in these sort of off months in reserve.
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Therefore, countries and industries must be very careful when they start initiating such processes.
Academic text (2001) -
You should be more careful with your budget to avoid unnecessary expenses.
Synonyms
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2.9
Careful to avoid risk or mistakes
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6.2
Being careful and thinking ahead when you make decisions
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4.9
Careful about spending money and not wasting things
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7.9
Careful about possible risks before acting or deciding
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4.4
Being careful with money and things to avoid wasting them
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7.2
Careful to do things correctly and notice small details
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3.9
Careful about using things so you do not waste them
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7.5
Careful with small amounts of money but careless about larger costs
Careful with small amounts of money and everyday spending
Antonyms
Compounds
How Thrifty
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Morphology
Etymology
The word careful is used about money for the same reason: care means 'attention', so being careful with money is paying close attention to avoid waste or extra cost.