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UK
/ɪkˈɒnəmˌaɪz/
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VERB
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use cautiously and frugally
I try to economize my spare time
conserve your energy for the ascent to the summit -
spend sparingly, avoid the waste of
This move will save money
The less fortunate will have to economize now
How To Use economise In A Sentence
- As to the pay of the Mercenaries it nearly filled two esparto-grass baskets; there were even visible in one of them some of the leathern discs which the Republic used to economise its specie; and as the Barbarians appeared greatly surprised, Hanno told them that, their accounts being very difficult, the Ancients had not had leisure to examine them. Salammbo
- Efficient motors, variable speed drives and economizer cycles all can be used to minimize energy consumption.
- Defense Secretary Robert Gates wants to economize on some military operations, through only to pour the savings into other Pentagon programs. John Feffer: Take This Job and... Transform It
- Q2: Last year, how much did you manage to economise at home? Getting motivated at work
- She really drove home the message that we need to economize.
- If he had it he spent it and if he didn't he economised.
- Higher taxes encourage people to economize on fuel.
- The two new budget carriers can economise on costs by accessing training facilities locally.
- The management decided to economize by cutting the dead wood from the workforce,thus reducing the wages bill.
- The less fortunate will have to economize now