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a) to practice being economical (by using things sparingly or in moderation, and by avoiding waste or extravagance)b) to be frugal
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economize — e‧con‧o‧mize [ɪˈkɒnəmaɪz ǁ ɪˈkɑː ] also economise verb [intransitive] to reduce the amount of time, money, goods etc that you use: • The company will continue to economize by shedding a further 2,000 jobs this year. economize on • New machines… … Financial and business terms
Economize — E*con o*mize ([ e]*k[o^]n [ o]*m[imac]z), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Economized} ([ e]*k[o^]n [ o]*m[imac]zd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Economizing}.] [Cf. F. [ e]conomiser.] To manage with economy; to use with prudence; to expend with frugality; as, to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Economize — E*con o*mize, v. i. To be prudently sparing in expenditure; to be frugal and saving; as, to economize in order to grow rich. [Written also {economise}.] Milton. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
economize — index diminish, preserve, retrench, save (hold back) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
economize — 1640s, to govern a household, from ECONOMY (Cf. economy) + IZE (Cf. ize). Meaning to spend less is from 1790. Related: Economized; economizing; economization; economizer … Etymology dictionary
economize — (Amer.) e con·o·mize || maɪz v. save; cut back, be thrifty (also economise) … English contemporary dictionary
economize — [v] save money be frugal, be prudent, be sparing, conserve, cut back, cut corners*, cut down, keep within means, make ends meet*, manage, meet a budget, pay one’s way*, pinch pennies*, retrench, run tight ship*, scrimp, shepherd, skimp, stint,… … New thesaurus
economize — (also economise) ► VERB ▪ spend less; be economical. DERIVATIVES economizer noun … English terms dictionary
economize — [i kän′ə mīz΄, ēkän′ə mīz′ ] vi. economized, economizing to avoid waste or needless expenditure; reduce expenses vt. to manage or use with thrift economizer n … English World dictionary
economize — v. (D; intr.) to economize on (to economize on fuel) * * * [ɪ kɒnəmaɪz] (D; intr.) to economize on (to economize on fuel) … Combinatory dictionary
economize — UK [ɪˈkɒnəmaɪz] / US [ɪˈkɑnəˌmaɪz] verb [intransitive] Word forms economize : present tense I/you/we/they economize he/she/it economizes present participle economizing past tense economized past participle economized to use something such as… … English dictionary
