Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense economizes, present participle economizing, past tense, past participle economizedregional note: in BRIT, also use economise
verb
If you economize, you save money by spending it very carefully.
We're going to have to economize from now on. [VERB]
Hollywood has been talking about economizing on movie budgets. [VERB + on]
Synonyms: cut back, save, save money, be sparing More Synonyms of economize
economize in British English
or economise (ɪˈkɒnəˌmaɪz)
verb
(often foll by on)
to limit or reduce (expense, waste, etc)
Derived forms
economization (eˌconomiˈzation) or economisation (eˌconomiˈsation)
noun
economize in American English
(ɪˈkɑnəˌmaɪz; iˈkɑnəˈmaɪzə)
verb intransitiveWord forms: eˈconoˌmized or eˈconoˌmizing
1.
to avoid waste or needless expenditure; reduce expenses
verb transitive
2.
to manage or use with thrift
Derived forms
economizer (eˈconoˌmizer)
noun
Examples of 'economize' in a sentence
economize
The end of the month is comin'... I'm runnin' out of money... cut down... economize.
Shell, Ray ICED (1974)
In other languages
economize
British English: economize /ɪˈkɒnəˌmaɪz/ VERB
If you economize, you save money by spending it very carefully.
We're going to have to economize from now on.
American English: economize
Arabic: يَقْتَصِدُ
Brazilian Portuguese: economizar
Chinese: 节省
Croatian: štedjeti
Czech: šetřit neutrácet peníze
Danish: økonomisere
Dutch: bezuinigen
European Spanish: economizar
Finnish: säästää rahaa
French: économiser
German: sparen
Greek: κάνω οικονομία
Italian: economizzare
Japanese: 節約する
Korean: 절약하다
Norwegian: spare
Polish: oszczędzić wygospodarować
European Portuguese: economizar
Romanian: a economisi
Russian: экономить
Latin American Spanish: economizar
Swedish: hushålla
Thai: ประหยัด
Turkish: ekonomi yapmak
Ukrainian: економити
Vietnamese: tiết kiệm
Chinese translation of 'economize'
economize
(ɪˈkɔnəmaɪz)
vi
(= make savings) 节(節)约(約) (jiéyuē)
to economize on sth节(節)约(約)用某物 (jiéyuē yòng mǒuwù)
(verb)
Definition
to reduce expense or waste
We're going to have to economize on our spending from now on.
Synonyms
cut back
save
The majority of people intend to save.
save money
be sparing
cut costs
be economical
scrimp
She has to scrimp and save to clothe her son.
scrimp and save
retrench
Cuts in spending forced them to retrench.
be frugal
make economies
cut expenditure
tighten your belt
be on a shoestring
draw in your horns
husband your resources
Opposites
spend
,
squander
,
splurge
,
be extravagant
,
push the boat out (informal)
Additional synonyms
in the sense of retrench
Definition
to reduce expenditure
Cuts in spending forced them to retrench.
Synonyms
economize,
save,
cut back,
make savings,
scrimp and save,
be frugal,
make economies,
make cutbacks,
tighten your belt,
husband
in the sense of save
Definition
to set aside or reserve (money or goods) for future use