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economise

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v. t.1.same as economize.
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Verb1.economise - spend sparingly, avoid the waste of; "This move will save money"; "The less fortunate will have to economize now"
economize, save
expend, spend, drop - pay out; "spend money"
tighten one's belt - live frugally and use less resources; "In the new economy, we all have to learn to tighten our belts"
2.economise - use cautiously and frugally; "I try to economize my spare time"; "conserve your energy for the ascent to the summit"
economize, husband, conserve
save, preserve - to keep up and reserve for personal or special use; "She saved the old family photographs in a drawer"
retrench - tighten one's belt; use resources carefully


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Also, we had to economise for the rest of the week.
John Barleycorn by London, Jack View in context
A little room, an inside room, European plan, of course, and then you can economise by eatin' out.
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in order to spend on one side, nature is forced to economise on the other side.
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