economize : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: economize	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for economize
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
economize v use cautiously and frugally; "I try to economize my spare time"; "conserve your energy for the ascent to the summit" Synonym(s): conserve, husband, economize, economise Antonym(s): blow, squander, waste spend sparingly, avoid the waste of; "This move will save money"; "The less fortunate will have to economize now" Synonym(s): save, economize, economise
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Economize \Econ"omize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Economized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Economizing}.] [Cf. F. [82]conomiser.] 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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Economize \Econ"omize\, v. i. To be prudently sparing in expenditure; to be frugal and saving; as, to economize in order to grow rich. [Written also {economise}.] --Milton.