economize
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e·con·o·mize
(ĭ-kŏn'ə-mīz') 
v., -mized, -miz·ing, -miz·es. v.intr.
To use or manage with thrift: the need to economize scarce energy resources.
economizer e·con'o·miz'er n.
v., -mized, -miz·ing, -miz·es. v.intr.
- To practice economy, as by avoiding waste or reducing expenditures.
- To make economical use of something: "The best that can be said for this method is that it economizes on thought" (Christopher Hitchens).
To use or manage with thrift: the need to economize scarce energy resources.
economizer e·con'o·miz'er n.
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economize
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Definition: save money
Antonyms: spend, squander, throw away
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economize
IN BRIEF: To spend sparingly; to use only a small amount of something.
The school is the last expenditure upon which America should be willing to economize.
— Franklin D. Roosevelt, American statesman and former U.S. president.
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categories related to 'economize'
- Corporations and Business Practices - economize: (vb) cut costs to increase profits; reduce spending
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Economize
Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - spare, foretage besparelser, økonomisere
v. tr. - spare på, holde hus med
Français (French)
v. intr. - économiser sur, faire des économies
v. tr. - économiser, épargner
Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - κάνω οικονομία, εξοικονομώ
Italiano (Italian)
economizzare
Português (Portuguese)
v. - economizar
Русский (Russian)
экономить, экономно использовать
Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - ahorrar, economizar, reducir los gastos
v. tr. - ahorrar, economizar, reducir los gastos
Svenska (Swedish)
v. - hushålla, spara
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
节约, 节省
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 節約, 節省
v. tr. - 節約, 節省
한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - 절약하다
v. tr. - 절약하다, 유익하게 쓰다
日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 経済的に使用する, 節約する, 最大限有効に使う, 経済を図る, 経済的に使う
العربيه (Arabic)
(فعل) يقتصد, يوفر
עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - חסך, קימץ בהוצאות, נמנע מביזבוז
v. tr. - חסך, קימץ בהוצאות
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