as in to save
to avoid unnecessary waste or expense
in tough times people learn how to economize
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Recent Examples of economize
All four of them sewed—my mother and her sister-in-law, to economize on dresses for themselves and their daughters.
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Megan Marshall, The New Yorker, 8 Feb. 2025
Hotels and airlines are increasingly catering to high-dollar customers, who’ve been expanding their holiday travel plans while lower-income ones economize.
—J.j. McCorvey, NBC News, 5 Dec. 2024
Healthcare providers can consider investing in the development of new, high-value treatments and technological approaches that improve outcomes while economizing on long-term costs, such as innovative practices that use minimally invasive surgical strategies.
—Shakeel Ahmed, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024
All four of them sewed—my mother and her sister-in-law, to economize on dresses for themselves and their daughters.
—Megan Marshall, The New Yorker, 8 Feb. 2025
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Megan Marshall, The New Yorker, 8 Feb. 2025
Hotels and airlines are increasingly catering to high-dollar customers, who’ve been expanding their holiday travel plans while lower-income ones economize.
—J.j. McCorvey, NBC News, 5 Dec. 2024
Healthcare providers can consider investing in the development of new, high-value treatments and technological approaches that improve outcomes while economizing on long-term costs, such as innovative practices that use minimally invasive surgical strategies.
—Shakeel Ahmed, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024
All four of them sewed—my mother and her sister-in-law, to economize on dresses for themselves and their daughters.
—Megan Marshall, The New Yorker, 8 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for economize
Verb
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It’s become a reviewer-favorite for its wrinkle-free fabric, which will save time getting dressed in the morning.—
Rylee Johnston,
People.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Then there was the money for our tickets, or lack of it, which was why there were Americans, whose fortnightly stays, during which they’d be given the full Scottish Country House experience, were to go towards the scheme for saving Craigmont.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Hill’s thoughts were specifically about short-yardage situations, which would seem to be the most obvious place to cut back on the 191-pound speedster’s 281 touches in 2024 if Miami wanted to conserve him more while getting others involved.—
David Furones,
Sun Sentinel,
5 Aug. 2025
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This may happen because the body needs to conserve energy.—
Carrie Madormo,
Health,
3 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Thankfully, Stitch's life was spared when Abigail Hester, 24, saw his picture on the website.—
Alyce Collins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Aug. 2025
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No one is spared the agony of the search or the disappointment of their find.—
Nicholas Pileggi,
Curbed,
15 Aug. 2025
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“Economize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/economize. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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