economize

econ·o·mize

verb \-ˌmīz\

econ·o·mizedecon·o·miz·ing

Definition of ECONOMIZE

intransitive verb

: to practice economy : be frugal

transitive verb

: to use frugally : save

— econ·o·miz·er noun

Examples of ECONOMIZE

1. He was born into a wealthy family and never learned to economize.
2. <in tough times people learn how to economize>

First Known Use of ECONOMIZE

1816

Related to ECONOMIZE

Synonyms

pinch, save, scrimp, skimp, spare, pinch pennies

Antonyms

waste

Related Words

conserve, husband, maintain, manage, preserve; scrape; cut back, cut down, retrench; hoard, lay up

Near Antonyms

blow, dissipate, fritter (away), lavish, misspend, run through, spend, squander, throw away; splurge

Rhymes with ECONOMIZE

accessorize, acclimatize, actualize, aerobicize, aestheticize, Africanize, allegorize, alphabetize, analogize, anatomize, anesthetize, animalize, annualize, antagonize, anthologize, anticlockwise, apologize, apostatize, apostrophize, arabicize, aromatize, automatize, bureaucratize, cannibalize, capitalize, categorize, catheterize, catholicize, characterize, collectivize, commercialize, commoditize, communalize, computerize, conservatize, containerize, contrariwise, conveyorize, cosmeticize, counterclockwise, criminalize, cross-fertilize, cut down to size, decentralize, decolonize, de-emphasize, de-energize, defeminize, deformalize, deglamorize, dehumanize, deionize, demagnetize, demobilize, democratize, demoralize, denationalize, deodorize, depersonalize, depolarize, depressurize, desensitize, destabilize, destigmatize, detribalize, devitalize, diabolize, digitalize, disenfranchise, disorganize, emblematize, emotionalize, epitomize, epoxidize, eroticize, eternalize, evangelize, extemporize, externalize, familiarize, fanaticize, fictionalize, floor exercise, fool's paradise, formularize, free enterprise, gelatinize, generalize, geologize, Hispanicize, historicize, homogenize, hospitalize, hypothesize, idealize, illegalize, immobilize, immortalize, impersonalize, Indianize, indigenize, infantilize, initialize, internalize, italicize, legitimize, liberalize, literalize, lobotomize, lysogenize, macadamize, marginalize, metabolize, metastasize, militarize, mineralize, monopolize, mythologize, nationalize, naturalize, parenthesize, philosophize, poeticize, politicize, popularize, prioritize, proselytize, radicalize, reorganize, revitalize, ritualize, romanticize, secularize, self-fertilize, sensualize, sexualize, sovietize, subjectivize, suburbanize, subvocalize, systematize, temporalize, theologize, traditionalize, trivialize, ventriloquize, visualize