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economize

verb

/ɪˈkɒnəmaɪz/

Meaning

To reduce spending or use resources carefully.

Families are trying to economize by cutting unnecessary expenses.

save, cut back, reduce, conserve, budget

waste, squander, overspend

economize on food, economize resources, economize time, economize money

to bruise by striking or hitting

To excite or amuse, especially in a slightly sexual or playful way.

to refuse to accept, recognize, or support something

to accept standards that are lower than is desirable; to settle a dispute by mutual concession

to work hard; to make great effort; physical work

to turn around a central point or axis