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Meanings of economize in English

Portuguese
economizar
Catalan
economitzar
Spanish
economizar

Use cautiously and frugally.

      economizar

      To spend goods or money more carefully.

            Usage of economize in English
            1
            Indeed, I believe we may economize in anything better than in fuel.
            Girls and Women
            2
            If one must economize, the cereal breakfast should always be the rule.
            Everyday Foods in War Time
            3
            They will never know what it is to toil and to economize.
            The House / An Episode in the Lives of Reuben Baker, Astronomer,...
            4
            She had beautiful dresses and brilliant jewels, but was compelled to economize.
            The Burgomaster's Wife — Volume 02
            5
            But his money, economize it as he might, was slowly melting away.
            Cobwebs and Cables
            6
            Eating is the one thing we don't have to economize on, Elnora.
            A Girl of the Limberlost
            7
            What was their reason for that?-I suppose they were trying to economize.
            Second Shetland Truck System Report
            8
            Oh, think of the king, of your children, and economize your strength!
            Napoleon and the Queen of Prussia
            9
            The first economize their life like misers; the second waste it like prodigals.
            Serge Panine — Volume 03
            10
            All officers must train their men to economize in the use of ammunition.
            The Plattsburg Manual: A Handbook for Military Training
            11
            The world would rather economize the first commodity than the last, I believe.
            Under Two Flags
            12
            They have so much electricity that they don't need to economize.
            Earth Abides
            13
            So large that we shall have to economize in every way.
            Psmith in the City
            14
            And she explained that they were obliged to economize very closely.
            L'Assommoir
            15
            Some thrifty housewives economize by utilizing the cooling effects of evaporation.
            General Science
            16
            If I were in your place, I would be more reasonable- Iwouldeconomize--
            The Count's Millions
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            Economize through the time
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