economise

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A form of economize — To practice being economical (by using things sparingly or in moderation, and by avoiding waste or extravagance).

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Meanings

verbeconomise (third-person singular simple present economises, present participle economising, simple past and past participle economised)

present singular third person economises · participle present economising · participle past economised · past economised

  1. UKnonstandardNon-Oxford British English standard spelling of economize.

Synonyms & antonyms

verbspend sparingly, avoid the waste of

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verbuse cautiously and frugally

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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Cite this entry
APA

economise. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/economise

MLA

“economise.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/economise. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “economise,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/economise.

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