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Meanings of economise in English

Portuguese
economizar
Catalan
economitzar
Spanish
economizar

Use cautiously and frugally.

economizar
Usage of economise in English
1
We have to do our best to economise when the Government asks.'
The Human Factor
2
We were very badly off and had to economise in every way.
Agahta christie: an autobiography
3
Mrs. Mallinson would be troubled, I believe, by a need to economise.'
The Philanderers
4
Another man said tonnes of old meat were used each month to economise.
The Irish Times
5
She promised herself she would economise in order to pay back later on.
Madame Bovary
6
Also, we had to economise for the rest of the week.
John Barleycorn
7
Oh, probably more than that, seeing that she could economise such substantial sums.
Our Friend the Charlatan
8
In case we should be kept out much longer we must economise our provisions.
Owen Hartley; or, Ups and Downs: A Tale of Land and Sea
9
Here follows a formal account of the dinner, but we must economise our space.
Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 445 / Volume 18, New Series, J...
10
The immediate remedy seemed to be that we must economise.
Agahta christie: an autobiography
11
I am earning plenty of money, but I have to economise to get clear.
The Survivor
12
It seems likely, indeed, that I shall be able to economise at his own.
Washington Square
13
I don't suppose he knows how to economise at all.
Active Service
14
He said the Gisborne plant had been losing money despite efforts to streamline and economise.
Radio NZ
15
And she would economise in her own personal expenses and so try to balance matters.
The Vision of Desire
16
That article had become scarce with them; and they had prudently determined to economise it.
The Cliff Climbers / A Sequel to "The Plant Hunters"
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Economise through the time
Economise across language varieties
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