Link Centre Dictionary

economize

eco·no·mize

UK/iˈkɒnəmaɪz/ US/iˈkɑnəmaɪz/ fairly common

verb

1.

use cautiously and frugally

  • “I try to economize my spare time”
  • “conserve your energy for the ascent to the summit”
Synonyms
Antonyms
2.

spend sparingly, avoid the waste of

  • “This move will save money”
  • “The less fortunate will have to economize now”
Synonyms

Origin

From economy + -ize.

Related words

Word family

Broader terms

Narrower terms

WordNet 2.1 (Princeton University). Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. WordNet 2.1 Copyright Princeton University. All rights reserved. Wiktionary content is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike Licence.