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economize
What does economize mean?
economize (verb): use cautiously and frugally.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you pronounce economize?
/ɪˈkɑnəˌmaɪz/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does economize come from?
From economy + -ize.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Words related to economize
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “economize” mean?
to throw so as to turn over
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use cautiously and frugally
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to invoke divine favor upon
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express or state indirectly
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