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œconomize

œconomize is the obsolete spelling of economize.

Meaning of economize

Verb

economize (third-person singular simple present economizes, present participle economizing, simple past and past participle economized)

  1. (intransitive) To practice being economical (by using things sparingly or in moderation, and by avoiding waste or extravagance).
  2. (transitive) To use frugally.

Forms of œconomize

third-person singular presentœconomizes
present participleœconomizing
past participleœconomized
pastœconomized

Origin of œconomize

From œconomy + -ize.

Questions about œconomize

What is œconomize the obsolete spelling of?
Œconomize is the obsolete spelling of economize.

Words near œconomize in the dictionary

  1. œconomics
  2. œconomies
  3. œconomise
  4. œconomist
  5. œconomists
  6. œconomize
  7. œconomized
  8. œconomizes
  9. œconomizing
  10. œconomy
  11. œcophobia

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Adapted from Wiktionary: œconomize (page history and authors); economize (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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