English Explanatory Dictionary

waste not, want not

English dictionary entry

Meanings

proverb
  1. If one is not wasteful then one will not be in need.

Pronunciation

En-au-waste not, want not.ogg

Word forms

waste not, want not

Related words

mottainai
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