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economise

economise is the non-Oxford British English standard 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 economise

third-person singular presenteconomises
present participleeconomising
past participleeconomised
pasteconomised

Words formed from economise

Questions about economise

What is economise the non-Oxford British English standard spelling of?
Economise is the non-Oxford British English standard spelling of economize.

Words near economise in the dictionary

  1. Economides
  2. economies
  3. economies of scale
  4. economisation
  5. economisations
  6. economise
  7. economised
  8. economiser
  9. economisers
  10. economises
  11. economising

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Adapted from Wiktionary: economise (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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