Definify.com

Webster 1913 Edition

Economize

E-con′o-mize

(ē̍-kŏn′ō̍-mīz)
,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Economized
(ē̍-kŏn′ō̍-mīzd)
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Economizing
.]
[Cf. F.
économiser
.]
To manage with economy; to use with prudence; to expend with frugality;
as, to
economize
one’s income
.
[Written also
economise
.]
Expenses in the city were to be
economized
.
Jowett (Thucyd. ).
Calculating how to
economize
time.
W. Irving.

E-con′o-mize

,
Verb.
I.
To be prudently sparing in expenditure; to be frugal and saving;
as, to
economize
in order to grow rich
.
[Written also
economise
.]
Milton.

Webster 1828 Edition

Economize

ECON'OMIZE

,
Verb.
I.
To manage pecuniary concerns with frugality; to make a prudent use of money, or of the means of saving or acquiring property. It is our duty to economize, in the use of public money, as well as of our own.

ECON'OMIZE

,
Verb.
T.
To use with prudence; to expend with frugality; as, to economize one's income.
To manage and economize the use of circulating medium.

Definition 2024

economize

economize

English

Alternative forms

Verb

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

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

Derived terms

Related terms

Translations

Portuguese

Verb

economize

  1. first-person singular present subjunctive of economizar
  2. third-person singular present subjunctive of economizar
  3. third-person singular imperative of economizar

Similar Results