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e⋅con⋅o⋅mize

[i-kon-uh-mahyz] verb, -mized, -miz⋅ing.
–verb (used without object)
1. to practice economy; avoid waste or extravagance.
–verb (used with object)
2. to manage economically; use sparingly or frugally.
Also, especially British, e⋅con⋅o⋅mise.


Origin:
1640–50; econom(y) + -ize


1, 2. save, conserve, husband.
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e·con·o·mize   (ĭ-kŏn'ə-mīz')   
v.   e·con·o·mized, e·con·o·miz·ing, e·con·o·miz·es

v.   intr.
  1. To practice economy, as by avoiding waste or reducing expenditures.

  2. To make economical use of something: "The best that can be said for this method is that it economizes on thought" (Christopher Hitchens).

v.   tr.
To use or manage with thrift: the need to economize scarce energy resources.
e·con'o·miz'er n.
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