ECONOMISE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does economise mean? 

• ECONOMISE (verb)
  The verb ECONOMISE has 2 senses:

1. spend sparingly, avoid the waste of

2. use cautiously and frugally

  Familiarity information: ECONOMISE used as a verb is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ECONOMISE (verb)

Present simple: I / you / we / they economise    ... he / she / it economises   
Past simple: economised   
Past participle: economised   
-ing form: economising   

Sense 1

Meaning:

Spend sparingly, avoid the waste of

Classified under:

Verbs of buying, selling, owning

Synonyms:

economise; economize; save

Context example:

The less fortunate will have to economize now

Hypernyms (to "economise" is one way to...):

drop; expend; spend (pay out)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "economise"):

tighten one's belt (live frugally and use less resources)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s
Something ----s something

Derivation:

economiser (a frugal person who limits spending and avoids waste)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Use cautiously and frugally

Classified under:

Verbs of buying, selling, owning

Synonyms:

conserve; economise; economize; husband

Context example:

conserve your energy for the ascent to the summit

Hypernyms (to "economise" is one way to...):

preserve; save (to keep up and reserve for personal or special use)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "economise"):

retrench (tighten one's belt; use resources carefully)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

economiser (a frugal person who limits spending and avoids waste)

 Context examples 

He economised.

(White Fang, by Jack London)