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economizing, vbl. n.|ɪˈkɒnəˌmaɪzɪŋ| [f. as prec. + -ing1.] The action or process: a. of turning to account for industrial purposes; b. of using with reserve and to the best effect.
1879Cassell's Techn. Educ. IV. 214/2 The appliances for the economising of water. 1881Athenæum 17 Sept. 364/2 Work, which a slight economizing of his boundless materials might..expedite. |