Meaning

2 senses
  1. (intransitive)To practice being economical (by using things sparingly or in moderation, and by avoiding waste or extravagance).

    spend sparingly, avoid the waste of

  2. (transitive)To use frugally.

    einsparen, ökonomisieren

    эконо́митьekonómitʹ, сэконо́митьsɛkonómitʹ, эконо́мничатьekonómničatʹ

    use cautiously and frugally

Examples

4 sentences
  1. Let's economize on time.

    Давайте економити час.

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  2. Living is dear, accordingly we have to economize.

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  3. We don't economize on food in our school.

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  4. A coupon industry publication estimates that 89 percent of American households redeem coupons as a way to economize.

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Translations

5 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
to use sparingly:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
to use sparingly:

Forms

economizes, economizing, economized, economized
Base formeconomize · to economize
3rd person singulareconomizes
Present participleeconomizing
Past simpleeconomized
Past participleeconomized

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyeconomize
he, she, iteconomizes

Past simpleLesson

all personseconomized

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave economized
he, she, ithas economized

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill economize

Synonyms

5 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

8 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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