intransitive. To keep and store up resources instead of spending or using them; (chiefly) spec. to accumulate money by regularly setting aside a…
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| 释义 | society > trade and finance > management of money > expenditure > moderation or reduction in expenditure > spend money sparingly [verb (transitive)] (19) savea1450 intransitive. To keep and store up resources instead of spending or using them; (chiefly) spec. to accumulate money by regularly setting aside a… to stand upon ——1603 intransitive. To hesitate or baulk at (a price, expense, etc.); to be sparing in the use of (money). Chiefly in negative constructions. Obsolete. niggle1630 transitive. †To draw out (money) unwillingly (obsolete); to eke out; to get by haggling. Now rare (English regional in later use). manage1649 transitive. To deal with or treat carefully; to use sparingly or with judgement; to husband (one's health, life, money, etc.). Obsolete. Subcategories:— avoid spending money (4) — put money aside (3) — reduce expenditure (5) — do away with an item of expense (1) — as to leave a reserve (1) — bear the expense of (1) |
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