Meaning of ECONOMIZE
| Pronunciation: | | i'kânu`mIz
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- [v] use cautiously and frugally; "I try to economize my spare time"; "conserve your energy for the ascent to the summit"
- [v] spend sparingly, avoid the waste of; "This move will save money"; "The less fortunate will have to economize now"
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| | Synonyms: | | conserve, economise, husband |
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| | Antonyms: | | blow, squander, waste | | |
| | See Also: | | drop, expend, preserve, retrench, save, spend | |
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\E*con"o*mize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Economized}; p.
pr. & vb. n. {Economizing}.] [Cf. F. ['e]conomiser.]
To manage with economy; to use with prudence; to expend with
frugality; as, to economize one's income. [Written also
{economise}.]
Expenses in the city were to be economized. --Jowett
(Thucyd. ).
Calculating how to economize time. --W. Irving.
\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.
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