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Definition of Economize
1. Verb. Use cautiously and frugally. "Conserve your energy for the ascent to the summit"
Generic synonyms: Preserve, Save
Specialized synonyms: Retrench
Antonyms: Waste
Derivative terms: Economiser, Economizer, Economy, Economy, Economy
2. Verb. Spend sparingly, avoid the waste of. "The less fortunate will have to economize now"
Generic synonyms: Drop, Expend, Spend
Specialized synonyms: Tighten One's Belt
Derivative terms: Economiser, Economizer, Economy, Economy, Economy, Saver
Definition of Economize
1. v. t. To manage with economy; to use with prudence; to expend with frugality; as, to economize one's income.
2. v. i. To be prudently sparing in expenditure; to be frugal and saving; as, to economize in order to grow rich.
Definition of Economize
1. Verb. To practice being economical (by using things sparingly or in moderation, and by avoiding waste or extravagance). ¹
2. Verb. To be frugal. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Economize
1. [v -MIZED, -MIZING, -MIZES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Economize
Literary usage of Economize
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Lessons of the World-war by Augustin Frédéric Hamon (1919)
"The States will not be able to economize on the dividends on loans, nor on
pensions, nor on the general expenses of the political administration of the ..."
2. School Economy: A Treatise on the Preparation, Organization, Employments by James Pyle Wickersham (1864)
"Some of the most prominent objects the friends of education have had in view, in
advocating a system of graded schools, are the following: they economize ..."
3. Samuel F.B. Morse: His Letters and Journals by Samuel Finley Breese Morse, Edward Lind Morse (1914)
"The son resents constant exhortations to economize, and tells of meanness of Dr.
Parkman. — Writes of his own economies and industry. ..."
4. Report of the Proceedings by Church congress (1874)
"... and to economize food by using up cheap scraps of meat so as to produce a good
meal for a whole family, instead of buying beefsteak or mutton chop, ..."
5. The Diary and Letters of Gouverneur Morris: Minister of the United States to by Gouverneur Morris (1888)
"Riot in Paris. A handsome surtout for the table sent to Washington. Need of
cultivating the taste of America. The Duchess of Orleans obliged to economize. ..."
6. The Chief American Poets: Selected Poems by Bryant, Poe, Emerson, Longfellow by Curtis Hidden Page (1905)
"... Not the less revere the Giver, economize the failing river, Leave the many
and hold the few. Timely wise accept the terms, Soften the fall with wary ..."
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