economizeverb [ I ]
UK usually economise uk/iˈkɒn.ə.maɪz/us/iˈkɑː.nə.maɪz/to try to save money by reducing the amount that you are spending:
You could economize on food by not eating in restaurants all the time.
A lot of companies are trying to economize by not taking on new staff.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Budgeting money
- a penny saved is a penny earned idiom
- cut
- cut back
- defund
- draw/pull in your horns idiom
- economy drive
- economy-size
- false economy
- horn
- in/out of pocket idiom
- manage
- penny
- price-conscious
- put/lay sth on/to one side idiom
- save (sth) up
- save on sth
- set sth against sth
- skimp
- square
- tighten your belt idiom
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