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e·con·o·mize
(ĭ-kŏn′ə-mīz′)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.
e·con′o·miz′er n.
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economize
(ɪˈkɒnəˌmaɪz) oreconomise
vb
(often foll by on) to limit or reduce (expense, waste, etc)
eˌconomiˈzation, eˌconomiˈsation n
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e•con•o•mize
(ɪˈkɒn əˌmaɪz)v. -mized, -miz•ing. v.i.
1. to practice economy; avoid waste or extravagance.
v.t. 2. to manage economically; use sparingly or frugally.
[1640–50]
e•con′o•miz`er, n.
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economize
Past participle: economized
Gerund: economizing
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Verb | 1. | economize - use cautiously and frugally; "I try to economize my spare time"; "conserve your energy for the ascent to the summit" 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" 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)
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economize
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Translations
šetřit
økonomisere
säästää
štedjeti
takarékosan bánik
spara, fara sparlega meî
節約する
절약하다
varčevati
hushålla
ประหยัด
ekonomi yapmakidareli harcamakiktisat yapmak
tiết kiệm
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economize
[ɪˈkɒnəmaɪz] economise (British) vi → économiser, faire des économiesto economize on sth → faire des économies sur qch
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economize
vi → sparen
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economy
(iˈkonəmi) noun1. the thrifty, careful management of money etc to avoid waste. Please use the water with economy; We must make economies in household spending.
2. organization of money and resources. the country's economy; household economy.
economic (iːkəˈnomik) adjective1. of or concerned with (an) economy. the country's economic future.
2. likely to bring a profit. an economic rent.
economical (iːkəˈnomikəl) adjective thrifty; not extravagant. This car is very economical on petrol.
ˌecoˈnomically adverbeconomics (iːkəˈnomiks) noun singular
the study of production and distribution of money and goods. He is studying economics.
eˈconomist noun a person who is an expert in economics.
eˈconomize, eˈconomise verb to spend money or goods carefully. We must economize on fuel.
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economize
→ يَقْتَصِدُ šetřit økonomisere sparen κάνω οικονομία economizar säästää économiser štedjeti economizzare 節約する 절약하다 bezuinigen spare oszczędzić economizar экономить hushålla ประหยัด ekonomi yapmak tiết kiệm 节省Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009