单词 | economize |
释义 | economize[ ih-kon-uh-mahyz ] / ɪˈkɒn əˌmaɪz / SEE SYNONYMS FOR economize ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used without object), e·con·o·mized, e·con·o·miz·ing.to practice economy; avoid waste or extravagance. verb (used with object), e·con·o·mized, e·con·o·miz·ing.to manage economically; use sparingly or frugally. Also especially British, e·con·o·mise . Origin of economizeFirst recorded in 1640–50; econom(y) + -ize SYNONYMS FOR economize1, 2 save, conserve, husband. SEE SYNONYMS FOR economize ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM economizeun·e·con·o·miz·ing, adjectiveWords nearby economizeeconomic strike, economic zone, economism, economist, economistic, economize, economizer, Economo's disease, economy, economy class, economy-class syndrome Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for economizeBritish Dictionary definitions for economizeeconomize economise/ (ɪˈkɒnəˌmaɪz) / verb(often foll by on) to limit or reduce (expense, waste, etc) Derived forms of economizeeconomization or economisation, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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