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Economize

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

verb-intransitive. To practice economy, as by avoiding waste or reducing expenditures.

verb-intransitive. To make economical use of something: "The best that can be said for this method is that it economizes on thought” ( Christopher Hitchens).

v. To use or manage with thrift: the need to economize scarce energy resources.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

v. To practice being economical (by using things sparingly or in moderation, and by avoiding waste or extravagance).

v. To be frugal.

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

v. To manage with economy; to use with prudence; to expend with frugality.

verb-intransitive. To be prudently sparing in expenditure; to be frugal and saving.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

To manage economically; practise economy in regard to; treat savingly or sparingly: as, to economize one's means or strength; he economized his expenses.

To practise economy; avoid waste, extravagance, or excess; be sparing in outlay: as, to economize in one's housekeeping, or in the expenditure of energy.

Also spelled economise.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

v. use cautiously and frugally

v. spend sparingly, avoid the waste of

Word Usage

""People are learning how to conserve and economize, which is a great thing because we have been a wasteful society.""

Antonym

waste

Verb Form

economized economizes economizing

Variant

economise

Form

economized economizing economizer economization

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

save husband stint scant spare