economize

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US/iˈkɑnəmaɪz/UK/iˈkɒnəmaɪz/

verb

To practice being economical (by using things sparingly or in moderation, and by avoiding waste or extravagance).

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Meanings

verbeconomize (third-person singular simple present economizes, present participle economizing, simple past and past participle economized)

present singular third person economizes · participle present economizing · participle past economized · past economized · alternative economise · alternative œconomise · alternative œconomize

  1. intransitiveTo practice being economical (by using things sparingly or in moderation, and by avoiding waste or extravagance).
  2. transitiveTo use frugally.

Synonyms & antonyms

Similar
eke out

verbuse cautiously and frugally

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conservehusbandeconomise
Broader
savepreserve

verbspend sparingly, avoid the waste of

Similar
saveeconomise
Broader
spendexpenddrop
Also see
conservehusbandsave

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From economy + -ize.

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Translations

Arabic اِقْتَصَدَ, اِدَّخَرَ
  • اِقْتَصَدَ (iqtaṣada)to use sparingly
  • اِدَّخَرَ (iddaḵara)to use sparingly
Catalan economitzar, estalviar
  • economitzarto use sparingly
  • estalviarto use sparingly
Chinese Cantonese 慳皮 /悭皮
  • 慳皮 /悭皮to use sparingly
Chinese Mandarin 節約 /节约, 節省 /节省
  • 節約 /节约 (jiéyuē)to use sparingly
  • 節省 /节省 (jiéshěng)to use sparingly
  • 撙節 /撙节 (zǔnjié)to use sparingly
Dutch bezuinigen, economiseren
  • bezuinigento use sparingly
  • economiserento use sparingly
Esperanto ŝpari
  • ŝparito use sparingly
French économiser, épargner
  • économiserto use sparingly
  • épargnerto use sparingly
German einsparen, ökonomisieren
  • einsparento use sparingly
  • ökonomisierento use sparingly
Greek οικονομώ
  • οικονομώ (oikonomó)to use sparingly
Japanese 節約する
  • 節約する (setsuyaku suru)to use sparingly
Korean 절약하다
  • 절약하다 (jeoryakhada)to use sparingly
Māori whakamoamoa, whāomoomo
  • whakamoamoato use sparingly
  • whāomoomoto use sparingly
  • whakaomoomoto use sparingly
Polish oszczędzać, oszczędzić
  • oszczędzaćto use sparingly
  • oszczędzićto use sparingly
  • zaoszczędzićto use sparingly
Russian эконо́мить, сэконо́мить
  • эконо́мить (ekonómitʹ)to use sparingly
  • сэконо́мить (sɛkonómitʹ)to use sparingly
  • эконо́мничать (ekonómničatʹ)to use sparingly
  • сберега́ть (sberegátʹ)to use sparingly
  • сбере́чь (sberéčʹ)to use sparingly
Spanish economizar, ahorrar
  • economizarto use sparingly
  • ahorrarto use sparingly
Cite this entry
APA

economize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/economize

MLA

“economize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/economize. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “economize,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/economize.

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