English Dictionary: economize | by the DICT Development Group |
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Economize \E*con"o*mize\, 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 \E*con"o*mize\, 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. |