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Meanings of economising in anglès

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ресурсосбережение
portuguès
frugalidade
espanyol
frugalidad
català
frugalitat

Personality trait; avoidance of unnecessary expenditure.

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    Usage of economising in anglès
    1
    He has no sense of duty in planning or economising.
    An Englishman Looks at the World / Being a Series of Unrestraine...
    2
    The concentrated fuels were not known in those days, and heat-economising appliances were not invented.
    Stories of Inventors: The Adventures of Inventors and Engineers
    3
    By economising the food we were able to save enough for breakfast the next morning.
    The Two Supercargoes; Or, Adventures in Savage Africa
    4
    Andy is cautious and, when things got tight, he suggested economising on their attic bedroom.
    The Guardian
    5
    A patriotic nation was economising in order to get five per cent on the War Loans.
    The Best British Short Stories of 1922
    6
    But as to economising and arranging details that would surely be the greatest folly of all.'
    Robbery under Arms / A Story of Life and Adventure in the Bush a...
    7
    Paying for the roof over your head is eye-wateringly expensive, and economising is getting you nowhere fast.
    BBC
    8
    She made appointments with him to discuss the best means of economising his time and protecting his privacy.
    The Death of the Lion
    9
    The common meals were quite festal, as there was no need for economising the stores under present circumstances.
    The Fur Country: Or, Seventy Degrees North Latitude
    10
    Philip had, for the purpose of economising heat and saving roofing, resolved to make the house of two stories.
    The Log House by the Lake: A Tale of Canada
    11
    By economising each crop in this way, we shall soon have seeds enough to cover any extent of land.
    Willis the Pilot : A Sequel to the Swiss Family Robinson / Or, A...
    12
    Some families were economising as much as they could and were living in cold homes as a result, she said.
    Radio NZ
    13
    These people get through the days with such ennui and difficulty, that they have no idea of people economising time.
    The Naturalist in Nicaragua
    14
    Thus economising their resources, the winter finally wore away, but when the spring came, their scanty means were entirely exhausted.
    Voyages of Samuel De Champlain — Volume 01
    15
    We have been economising for the last five years, and I supposed we came abroad to reap the benefits of it.
    A Bundle of Letters
    16
    It is because we cannot go on for much longer economising on labour faster than we can find new uses for it.
    The Guardian
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    portuguès
    frugalidade
    espanyol
    frugalidad
    català
    frugalitat
    Economising through the time