Economise — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

spend sparingly, avoid the waste of

use cautiously and frugally

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɪkˈɑːnəmˌaɪz/

🇬🇧British English

/dɪvˌɪzɪbˈɪlɪtiz/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɪvˌɪzɪbˈɪlɪtiz/

4 syllables Say it as /ɪkˈɑːnəmˌaɪz/.

Examples

This move will save money
The less fortunate will have to economize now
I try to economize my spare time

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

save conserve husband economize

Antonyms

waste

Parts of Speech

verb	spend sparingly, avoid the waste of “This move will save money”
verb	use cautiously and frugally “I try to economize my spare time”

Word Forms

saver	noun	someone who saves (especially money)
economizer	noun	a frugal person who limits spending and avoids waste
economy	noun	the efficient use of resources
economiser	noun	a frugal person who limits spending and avoids waste

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

sparen

Geben Sie sparsam aus, vermeiden Sie die Verschwendung von

🇫🇷French

économiser

dépenser avec parcimonie, éviter le gaspillage

🇪🇸Spanish

economizar

gastar con moderación, evitar el desperdicio de

🇮🇹Italian

economizzare

spendere con parsimonia, evitare gli sprechi

🇳🇱Dutch

bezuinigen

spaarzaam besteden, vermijd de verspilling van

🇵🇹Portuguese

economizar

gaste com moderação, evite o desperdício de

🇷🇺Russian

экономить

тратить экономно, избегать растраты

India

🇮🇳Hindi

मितव्ययिता

संयम से खर्च करें, बर्बादी से बचें

🇧🇩Bengali

অর্থনীতি

sparingly খরচ, অপচয় এড়াতে

🇮🇳Tamil

பொருளாதாரம்

சிக்கனமாகச் செலவிடுங்கள், வீண்விரயத்தைத் தவிர்க்கவும்

🇮🇳Telugu

పొదుపు

పొదుపుగా ఖర్చు చేయండి, వ్యర్థాలను నివారించండి

🇮🇳Marathi

अर्थव्यवस्था

संयमाने खर्च करा, कचरा टाळा

🇮🇳Gujarati

અર્થતંત્ર

થોડો ખર્ચ કરો, કચરો ટાળો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಆರ್ಥಿಕತೆ

ಮಿತವಾಗಿ ಖರ್ಚು ಮಾಡಿ, ವ್ಯರ್ಥ ಮಾಡುವುದನ್ನು ತಪ್ಪಿಸಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സാമ്പത്തികമാക്കുക

മിതമായി ചെലവഴിക്കുക, പാഴാക്കുന്നത് ഒഴിവാക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਆਰਥਿਕਤਾ

ਥੋੜ੍ਹੇ ਜਿਹੇ ਖਰਚ ਕਰੋ, ਦੀ ਬਰਬਾਦੀ ਤੋਂ ਬਚੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

معیشت

کفایت شعاری سے خرچ کریں، فضول خرچی سے بچیں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

节约

节约开支，避免浪费

🇯🇵Japanese

節約する

支出を控えめにする、無駄遣いを避ける

🇰🇷Korean

절약하다

아껴 쓰다, 낭비를 피하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tiết kiệm

chi tiêu tiết kiệm, tránh lãng phí

🇹🇭Thai

เศรษฐกิจ

ใช้จ่ายอย่างประหยัด หลีกเลี่ยงการสิ้นเปลือง

🇮🇩Indonesian

menghemat

belanjakan dengan hemat, hindari pemborosan

🇵🇭Filipino

makatipid

gumastos ng matipid, iwasan ang pag-aaksaya ng

🇲🇾Malay

jimat

berbelanja berhemat, elakkan pembaziran

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الاقتصاد

تنفق باعتدال، وتجنب هدر

🇮🇷Persian

صرفه جویی

کم خرج کنید، از هدر رفتن خودداری کنید

🇹🇷Turkish

tasarruf etmek

tasarruflu harcayın, israftan kaçının

🇮🇱Hebrew

לחסוך

לבזבז במשורה, להימנע מבזבוז

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The primary meaning of 'economise' is 'spend sparingly, avoid the waste of'.

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