Economize — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

use cautiously and frugally

spend sparingly, avoid the waste of

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɪkˈɑːnəmˌaɪz/

🇬🇧British English

/dɪvˈɪʒənˌɪst/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɪvˈɪʒənˌɪst/

4 syllables Say it as /ɪkˈɑːnəmˌaɪz/.

Examples

I try to economize my spare time
conserve your energy for the ascent to the summit
This move will save money

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

husband conserve economise save

Antonyms

waste

Parts of Speech

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

Word Forms

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
saver	noun	someone who saves (especially money)

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

sparen

vorsichtig und sparsam verwenden

🇫🇷French

économiser

utiliser avec prudence et parcimonie

🇪🇸Spanish

economizar

utilizar con cautela y frugalidad

🇮🇹Italian

economizzare

utilizzare con cautela e parsimonia

🇳🇱Dutch

bezuinigen

gebruik voorzichtig en zuinig

🇵🇹Portuguese

economizar

use com cautela e frugalidade

🇷🇺Russian

экономить

используйте осторожно и экономно

India

🇮🇳Hindi

बचत

सावधानी और मितव्ययिता से उपयोग करें

🇧🇩Bengali

অর্থনৈতিক করা

সাবধানে এবং মিতব্যয়ীভাবে ব্যবহার করুন

🇮🇳Tamil

பொருளாதாரம்

கவனமாகவும் சிக்கனமாகவும் பயன்படுத்தவும்

🇮🇳Telugu

పొదుపు చేయండి

జాగ్రత్తగా మరియు పొదుపుగా ఉపయోగించండి

🇮🇳Marathi

किफायतशीर

सावधपणे आणि काटकसरीने वापरा

🇮🇳Gujarati

આર્થિક

સાવધાનીપૂર્વક અને કરકસરથી ઉપયોગ કરો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಆರ್ಥಿಕಗೊಳಿಸು

ಎಚ್ಚರಿಕೆಯಿಂದ ಮತ್ತು ಮಿತವ್ಯಯದಿಂದ ಬಳಸಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സാമ്പത്തികമാക്കുക

സൂക്ഷിച്ചും മിതമായും ഉപയോഗിക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਆਰਥਿਕਤਾ

ਸਾਵਧਾਨੀ ਨਾਲ ਅਤੇ ਸੰਜਮ ਨਾਲ ਵਰਤੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

اقتصادی

احتیاط اور کفایت شعاری سے استعمال کریں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

节约

谨慎节约使用

🇯🇵Japanese

節約する

慎重かつ倹約的に使用する

🇰🇷Korean

절약하다

조심스럽고 알뜰하게 사용하세요

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tiết kiệm

sử dụng thận trọng và tiết kiệm

🇹🇭Thai

ประหยัด

ใช้อย่างระมัดระวังและประหยัด

🇮🇩Indonesian

menghemat

gunakan dengan hati-hati dan hemat

🇵🇭Filipino

makatipid

gamitin nang maingat at matipid

🇲🇾Malay

jimat

gunakan dengan berhati-hati dan berjimat cermat

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

اقتصد

استخدم بحذر ومقتصد

🇮🇷Persian

صرفه جویی کنید

با احتیاط و صرفه جویی استفاده کنید

🇹🇷Turkish

tasarruf etmek

dikkatli ve tutumlu kullanın

🇮🇱Hebrew

לַחֲסוֹך

להשתמש בזהירות ובחסכנות

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