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ECONOMIZE

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 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Use cautiously and frugally

Example:

conserve your energy for the ascent to the summit

Synonyms:

conserve; economise; economize; husband

Classified under:

Verbs of buying, selling, owning

Hypernyms (to "economize" 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 "economize"):

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

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

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

economy (an act of economizing; reduction in cost)

economy (frugality in the expenditure of money or resources)

economy (the efficient use of resources)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Spend sparingly, avoid the waste of

Example:

The less fortunate will have to economize now

Synonyms:

economise; economize; save

Classified under:

Verbs of buying, selling, owning

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

drop; expend; spend (pay out)

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

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

Sentence frames:

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

Derivation:

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

economy (an act of economizing; reduction in cost)

economy (frugality in the expenditure of money or resources)

economy (the efficient use of resources)

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