economize
English Thesaurus
1. use cautiously and frugally (verb.possession)
| hypernym | : | preserve, save, |
| definition | : | to keep up and reserve for personal or special use (verb.possession) |
| hyponym | : | retrench, |
| definition | : | tighten one's belt; use resources carefully (verb.possession) |
2. spend sparingly, avoid the waste of (verb.possession)
| hyponym | : | tighten one's belt, |
| definition | : | live frugally and use less resources (verb.possession) |
3. use cautiously and frugally (verb.possession)
| antonym | : | blow, squander, waste, |
| definition | : | spend thoughtlessly; throw away (verb.possession) |
| derivation | : | economy, saving, |
| definition | : | an act of economizing; reduction in cost (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | economy, thriftiness, |
| definition | : | frugality in the expenditure of money or resources (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | economy, |
| definition | : | the efficient use of resources (noun.cognition) |
| derivation | : | economiser, economizer, |
| definition | : | a frugal person who limits spending and avoids waste (noun.person) |
4. spend sparingly, avoid the waste of (verb.possession)
| derivation | : | economy, saving, |
| definition | : | an act of economizing; reduction in cost (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | economy, thriftiness, |
| definition | : | frugality in the expenditure of money or resources (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | economy, |
| definition | : | the efficient use of resources (noun.cognition) |
| derivation | : | economiser, economizer, |
| definition | : | a frugal person who limits spending and avoids waste (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | saver, |
| definition | : | someone who saves (especially money) (noun.person) |
5. use cautiously and frugally (verb.possession)
| antonym | : | blow, squander, waste, |
| definition | : | spend thoughtlessly; throw away (verb.possession) |
| derivation | : | economy, saving, |
| definition | : | an act of economizing; reduction in cost (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | economy, thriftiness, |
| definition | : | frugality in the expenditure of money or resources (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | economy, |
| definition | : | the efficient use of resources (noun.cognition) |
| derivation | : | economiser, economizer, |
| definition | : | a frugal person who limits spending and avoids waste (noun.person) |
6. spend sparingly, avoid the waste of (verb.possession)
| derivation | : | economy, saving, |
| definition | : | an act of economizing; reduction in cost (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | economy, thriftiness, |
| definition | : | frugality in the expenditure of money or resources (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | economy, |
| definition | : | the efficient use of resources (noun.cognition) |
| derivation | : | economiser, economizer, |
| definition | : | a frugal person who limits spending and avoids waste (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | saver, |
| definition | : | someone who saves (especially money) (noun.person) |
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