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economize en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • /iˈkɒnəmaɪz/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /iˈkɑnəmaɪz/ (General-American)
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Etymology tree English economy Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English economize From economy + -ize.

Meanings

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

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
œconomize alternative lexicographic
economise alternative lexicographic
economizes Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
œconomise alternative lexicographic
economizing Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
economized Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
economized Tense=Past lexicographic

Deriveds

economizer · uneconomizing · economization

Relateds

economically · economic · economist · economy · economics

Synonyms

eke out

Translations (33)

el οικονομώ (to use sparingly) · ru сберега́ть (to use sparingly) · mi whakamoamoa (to use sparingly) · pl oszczędzić (to use sparingly) · cmn 節約 /节约 (to use sparingly) · nl economiseren (to use sparingly) · ko 절약하다 (to use sparingly) · de ökonomisieren (to use sparingly) · ja 節約する (to use sparingly) · es economizar (to use sparingly) · fr économiser (to use sparingly) · ar اِدَّخَرَ (to use sparingly) · ru эконо́мничать (to use sparingly) · yue 慳皮 /悭皮 (to use sparingly) · mi whāomoomo (to use sparingly) · ar اِقْتَصَدَ (to use sparingly) · mi whakaomoomo (to use sparingly) · io sparar (to use sparingly) · nl bezuinigen (to use sparingly) · ru сбере́чь (to use sparingly) · pl zaoszczędzić (to use sparingly) · cmn 撙節 /撙节 (to use sparingly) · es ahorrar (to use sparingly) · ca economitzar (to use sparingly) · eo ŝpari (to use sparingly) · cmn 節省 /节省 (to use sparingly) · pl oszczędzać (to use sparingly) · fr épargner (to use sparingly) · kk үнемдеу (to use sparingly) · ca estalviar (to use sparingly) · ru сэконо́мить (to use sparingly) · ru эконо́мить (to use sparingly) · de einsparen (to use sparingly)