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e·con·o·mize  (-kn-mz)

v. e·con·o·mized, e·con·o·miz·ing, e·con·o·miz·es

v.intr.

1. To practice economy, as by avoiding waste or reducing expenditures.

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

v.tr.

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

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e·cono·mizer n.

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economize, economise [ɪˈkɒnəˌmaɪz]

vb

(often foll by on) to limit or reduce (expense, waste, etc.)

economization , economisation n

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	economize - use cautiously and frugally; "I try to economize my spare time"; "conserve your energy for the ascent to the summit" husband, economise, 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
	2.	economize - spend sparingly, avoid the waste of; "This move will save money"; "The less fortunate will have to economize now" economise, 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"

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economize cut back, save, save money, be sparing, cut costs, be economical, scrimp, scrimp and save, retrench, be frugal, make economies, cut expenditure, tighten your belt, be on a shoestring, draw in your horns, husband your resources We're going to have to economize on our spending from now on.

verb spend, squander, splurge, be extravagant, push the boat out (informal)

Translations

economize [ɪˈkɒnəmaɪz]

A. VI → economizar
to economize on sth → economizar en algo

B. VT → economizar, ahorrar

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economize [ɪˈkɒnəmaɪz] economise (British) vi → économiser, faire des économies
to economize on sth → faire des économies sur qch

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economize

vi → sparen

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economize [ɪˈkɒnəˌmaɪz] vi to economize (on) → fare economia (di), risparmiare (su)

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economize [ɪˈkɒnəˌmaɪz] vi to economize (on) → fare economia (di), risparmiare (su)

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economize → يَقْتَصِد snížit výdaje økonomisere sparen κάνω οικονομία economizar säästää économiser štedjeti fare economia 節約する 절약하다 bezuinigen spare oszczędzić economizar экономить hushålla ประหยัด ekonomi yapmak tiết kiệm 节省