| VERB | possession | economize, conserve, husband, economise | use cautiously and frugally |
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| possession | economize, save, economise | spend sparingly, avoid the waste of |
| Sounds | ihkaa'nahmay.z; iykaa'nahmay.z | |
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| Rhymes | actualize ... womanize: 266 rhymes with ayz... | |
| Meaning | Use cautiously and frugally. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "I try to economize my spare time" | |
| Synonyms | conserve, husband, economise | |
| Narrower | retrench | tighten one's belt |
| Broader | save, preserve | To keep up and reserve for personal or special use |
| Opposite | waste, blow, squander | spend thoughtlessly |
| Spanish | conservar, economizar, preservar | |
| Catalan | conservar, economitzar, preservar | |
| Nouns | economizer | a frugal person who limits spending and avoids waste |
| economy | an act of economizing | |
| economy | frugality in the expenditure of money or resources | |
| economy | the efficient use of resources | |
| Meaning | spend sparingly, avoid the waste of. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Something ----s something | |
| Example | "The less fortunate will have to economize now" | |
| Synonyms | save, economise | |
| Narrower | tighten one's belt | Live frugally and use less resources |
| Broader | spend, expend, drop | pay out |
| Spanish | ahorrar, economizar | |
| Nouns | economizer | a frugal person who limits spending and avoids waste |
| economy | an act of economizing | |
| economy | frugality in the expenditure of money or resources | |
| economy | the efficient use of resources | |
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