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Meanings of economising in English
Personality trait; avoidance of unnecessary expenditure.
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Usage of economising in English
1
He has no sense of duty in planning or economising.
2
The concentrated fuels were not known in those days, and heat-economising appliances were not invented.
3
By economising the food we were able to save enough for breakfast the next morning.
4
Andy is cautious and, when things got tight, he suggested economising on their attic bedroom.
5
A patriotic nation was economising in order to get five per cent on the War Loans.
6
But as to economising and arranging details that would surely be the greatest folly of all.'
7
Paying for the roof over your head is eye-wateringly expensive, and economising is getting you nowhere fast.
8
She made appointments with him to discuss the best means of economising his time and protecting his privacy.
9
The common meals were quite festal, as there was no need for economising the stores under present circumstances.
10
Philip had, for the purpose of economising heat and saving roofing, resolved to make the house of two stories.
11
By economising each crop in this way, we shall soon have seeds enough to cover any extent of land.
12
Some families were economising as much as they could and were living in cold homes as a result, she said.
13
These people get through the days with such ennui and difficulty, that they have no idea of people economising time.
14
Thus economising their resources, the winter finally wore away, but when the spring came, their scanty means were entirely exhausted.
15
We have been economising for the last five years, and I supposed we came abroad to reap the benefits of it.
16
It is because we cannot go on for much longer economising on labour faster than we can find new uses for it.
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Translations for economising
Portuguese
Spanish
Catalan
Economising through the time