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economize
e·con·o·mize E0031800 (ĭ-kŏn′ə-mīz′)v. e·con·o·mized, e·con·o·miz·ing, e·con·o·miz·es v.intr.1. To practice economy, as by avoiding waste or reducing expenditures.2. To make economical use of something: "The best that can be said for this method is that it economizes on thought" (Christopher Hitchens).v.tr. To use or manage with thrift: the need to economize scarce energy resources.
e·con′o·miz′er n.economize (ɪˈkɒnəˌmaɪz) or economisevb (often foll by on) to limit or reduce (expense, waste, etc) eˌconomiˈzation, eˌconomiˈsation ne•con•o•mize (ɪˈkɒn əˌmaɪz)
v. -mized, -miz•ing. v.i. 1. to practice economy; avoid waste or extravagance. v.t. 2. to manage economically; use sparingly or frugally. [1640–50] e•con′o•miz`er, n. economize
Past participle: economized
Gerund: economizing
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| I economize | | you economize | | he/she/it economizes | | we economize | | you economize | | they economize |
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| I economized | | you economized | | he/she/it economized | | we economized | | you economized | | they economized |
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| I am economizing | | you are economizing | | he/she/it is economizing | | we are economizing | | you are economizing | | they are economizing |
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| I have economized | | you have economized | | he/she/it has economized | | we have economized | | you have economized | | they have economized |
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| I was economizing | | you were economizing | | he/she/it was economizing | | we were economizing | | you were economizing | | they were economizing |
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| I had economized | | you had economized | | he/she/it had economized | | we had economized | | you had economized | | they had economized |
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| I will economize | | you will economize | | he/she/it will economize | | we will economize | | you will economize | | they will economize |
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| I will have economized | | you will have economized | | he/she/it will have economized | | we will have economized | | you will have economized | | they will have economized |
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| I will be economizing | | you will be economizing | | he/she/it will be economizing | | we will be economizing | | you will be economizing | | they will be economizing |
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| I have been economizing | | you have been economizing | | he/she/it has been economizing | | we have been economizing | | you have been economizing | | they have been economizing |
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| I will have been economizing | | you will have been economizing | | he/she/it will have been economizing | | we will have been economizing | | you will have been economizing | | they will have been economizing |
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| I had been economizing | | you had been economizing | | he/she/it had been economizing | | we had been economizing | | you had been economizing | | they had been economizing |
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| I would economize | | you would economize | | he/she/it would economize | | we would economize | | you would economize | | they would economize |
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| I would have economized | | you would have economized | | he/she/it would have economized | | we would have economized | | you would have economized | | they would have economized |
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | economize - use cautiously and frugally; "I try to economize my spare time"; "conserve your energy for the ascent to the summit"husband, economise, conservesave, preserve - to keep up and reserve for personal or special use; "She saved the old family photographs in a drawer"retrench - tighten one's belt; use resources carefully | | 2. | economize - spend sparingly, avoid the waste of; "This move will save money"; "The less fortunate will have to economize now"economise, saveexpend, spend, drop - pay out; "spend money"tighten one's belt - live frugally and use less resources; "In the new economy, we all have to learn to tighten our belts" |
economize cut back, save, save money, be sparing, cut costs, be economical, scrimp, scrimp and save, retrench, be frugal, make economies, cut expenditure, tighten your belt, be on a shoestring, draw in your horns, husband your resources We're going to have to economize on our spending from now on.
verb spend, squander, splurge, be extravagant, push the boat out (informal)economizeverbTo use without wasting:conserve, save, spare.Translationseconomy (iˈkonəmi) noun1. the thrifty, careful management of money etc to avoid waste. Please use the water with economy; We must make economies in household spending. 節約 节约2. organization of money and resources. the country's economy; household economy. 經濟 经济economic (iːkəˈnomik) adjective1. of or concerned with (an) economy. the country's economic future. 經濟的 经济上的2. likely to bring a profit. an economic rent. 划算的 合算的，有经济效益的 economical (iːkəˈnomikəl) adjective thrifty; not extravagant. This car is very economical on petrol. 節約的 节约的ˌecoˈnomically adverb 節約地 节约地economics (iːkəˈnomiks) noun singular the study of production and distribution of money and goods. He is studying economics. 經濟學 经济学eˈconomist noun a person who is an expert in economics. 經濟學家 经济学家eˈconomize, eˈconomise verb to spend money or goods carefully. We must economize on fuel. 節約 节约economize
economize on (something)To reduce some expense in order to save money. Ugh, I can't believe Mom and Dad got rid of cable to economize on their bills.See also: economize, oneconomize on somethingto save money by cutting the cost of something. We will have to economize on our food budget. We can only economize on a few things.See also: economize, onEncyclopediaSeeEconomizersMedicalSeeeconomyeconomize
economize vb. to produce: - a given OUTPUT of a product using fewer FACTOR INPUTS than previously;
- more output than before from the same amount of factor inputs;
- a given output of a product at lower cost than before by substituting cheaper factor inputs for more expensive ones in the production process (the ‘ideal’ or optimum position is attained when the largest possible output is produced from a given volume of factor inputs using available technology);
- a given output at the least possible factor cost. See PRODUCTIVITY, EFFICIENCY, ECONOMICS, PRODUCTION POSSIBILITY BOUNDARY.
economize
Related to economize: allottedSynonyms for economizenoun cut backSynonyms- cut back
- save
- save money
- be sparing
- cut costs
- be economical
- scrimp
- scrimp and save
- retrench
- be frugal
- make economies
- cut expenditure
- tighten your belt
- be on a shoestring
- draw in your horns
- husband your resources
Antonyms- spend
- squander
- splurge
- be extravagant
- push the boat out
Synonyms for economizeverb to use without wastingSynonymsSynonyms for economizeverb use cautiously and frugallySynonymsRelated Wordsverb spend sparingly, avoid the waste ofSynonymsRelated Words- expend
- spend
- drop
- tighten one's belt
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