See Also: Economize(money)
economize(dictionary)
economize(dictionary)

economize (iou)



economize verb. Also economise, (earlier) oeconomize. M17.
[formed as ECONOMIST + -IZE.]
verb intrans. Manage a household. Only in M17.
verb trans. Manage, organize. Only in L17.
verb intrans. Practise economy; reduce expenses; make savings in or on a commodity etc. L18.
J. Carlyle Light is one of the things I do not like to economise in. P. H. Gibbs Your father wants us to economize He's getting worried about the new taxes.
verb trans. Use sparingly; make a saving in. E19.
G. Greene Stooped..under a single globe, economising fuel.
verb trans. Make (productive) use of; turn to the best account. arch. M19.
Allan Ramsay Who knows..what motive powers may..be economised.
economi'zation noun M19.
economizer noun (a) a person who economizes; (b) a device intended to effect a saving in the use of fuel etc.: M19.