economize
verb/ɪˈkɒnəmaɪz/
/ɪˈkɑːnəmaɪz/
(British English also economise)
[intransitive]Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they economize | /ɪˈkɒnəmaɪz/ /ɪˈkɑːnəmaɪz/ |
| he / she / it economizes | /ɪˈkɒnəmaɪzɪz/ /ɪˈkɑːnəmaɪzɪz/ |
| past simple economized | /ɪˈkɒnəmaɪzd/ /ɪˈkɑːnəmaɪzd/ |
| past participle economized | /ɪˈkɒnəmaɪzd/ /ɪˈkɑːnəmaɪzd/ |
| -ing form economizing | /ɪˈkɒnəmaɪzɪŋ/ /ɪˈkɑːnəmaɪzɪŋ/ |
- economize (on something) to use less money, time, etc. than you normally use
- Old people often try to economize on heating, thus endangering their health.
Synonyms savesavebudget ▪ economize ▪ tighten your beltThese words all mean to spend less money.save to keep money instead of spending it, often in order to buy a particular thing:- I’m saving for a new car.
- If we budget carefully we’ll be able to afford the trip.
- With the price increases, we are all having to tighten our belts.
- to save up/budget for something
- to have to save/budget/economize/tighten our belts
- to try to/manage to save/budget/economize
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