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economize

/iˈkɒnəmaɪz/US/iˈkɑnəmaɪz/

economize verb: to practice being economical (by using things sparingly or in moderation, and by avoiding waste or extravagance).

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.

economize meaning in Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada and Arabic

economize in Tamil

சிக்கனப்படுத்து, செலவுகளைக் குறை

economize in Malayalam

ദുർവ്യയം ചെയ്യാതിരിക്കുക, ആവശ്യത്തിന് മാത്രം ഉപയോഗിക്കുക, ചിലവു ചുരുക്കുക

economize in Kannada

ಮುಟ್ಟುವಳಿ ತಗ್ಗಿಸು, ವೆಚ್ಚ ತಗ್ಗಿಸು

economize in Arabic

to use sparingly
اِقْتَصَدَ iqtaṣada, اِدَّخَرَ iddaḵara

Synonyms of economize

Forms of economize

third-person singular presenteconomizes
present participleeconomizing
past participleeconomized
pasteconomized
alternative formeconomise
alternative formœconomise
alternative formœconomize

Past tense of economize: economized

Origin of economize

From economy + -ize.

Words formed from economize

Questions about economize

What does economize mean?
Economize means to practice being economical (by using things sparingly or in moderation, and by avoiding waste or extravagance).
What is economize in Tamil?
Economize in Tamil is சிக்கனப்படுத்து, செலவுகளைக் குறை. See Economize meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is economize?
Economize is a verb.
How do you pronounce economize?
Economize is pronounced /iˈkɑnəmaɪz/ (US).
What is the past tense of economize?
The past tense of economize is economized.

Words near economize in the dictionary

  1. economists
  2. Economite
  3. Economites
  4. economization
  5. economizations
  6. economize
  7. economized
  8. economizer
  9. economizers
  10. economizes
  11. economizing

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Adapted from Wiktionary: economize (page history and authors); economize (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); economize (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); economize (Kannada Wiktionary) (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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