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economizing

[ih-kon-uh-mahyz] Origin

e·con·o·mize

[ih-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.

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Economizing is always a great word to know.
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a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
Also, especially British, e·con·o·mise.


Origin:
1640–50; econom(y) + -ize

un·e·con·o·miz·ing, adjective


1, 2. save, conserve, husband.

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economize
1640s, "to govern a household," from economy + -ize. Meaning "to spend less" is from 1790.
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