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  1. 1. a. Relating to expense; regulating expense or expenditure. Source: opted
  2. 2. adj. regulating or controlling expenditure or personal behavior Source: wordnet
  3. 3. Relating to expense; regulating expense or expenditure. Bacon. Sumptuary laws or regulations, laws intended to restrain or limit the expenditure of citizens in apparel, food, furniture, etc.; laws which regulate the prices of commodities and the wages of labor; laws which forbid or restrict the use of certain articles, as of luxurious apparel. Source: webster
  4. 4. Relating to expense; regulating expense or expenditure. Bacon.Sumptuary laws or regulations, laws intended to restrain or limit theexpenditure of citizens in apparel, food, furniture, etc.; laws whichregulate the prices of commodities and the wages of labor; laws whichforbid or restrict the use of certain articles, as of luxuriousapparel. Source: adambom
  5. 5. j:100 s. regulating or controlling expenditure or personal behavior Source: ecdict

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