economize

C2 Topic:Money & Finance

Also spelled economise and economising

US /iˈkɑnəmaɪz/ UK /iˈkɒnəmaɪz/ See IPA manual

Freq #53870

Meanings

1

verb
To save money by spending less and avoiding waste.

The family had to economize after both parents lost their jobs.
2

verb
To use something carefully and sparingly.

During the drought, residents were urged to economize on water.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 verb · to save money by spending... save conserve

2 verb · to use something carefully... conserve

Word family

Forms economizedeconomizeseconomizing

Derived forms economizationeconomizeruneconomizing

Related forms economic economically economics economist economy

Etymology

From economy + -ize.

*weyḱ- Proto-Indo-European

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Topics

Money & Finance Word Formation & Derivatives

External links

# economize

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /iˈkɑnəmaɪz/
**IPA (UK):** /iˈkɒnəmaɪz/
**Frequency rank:** 53870

## Meanings
1. To save money by spending less and avoiding waste.
2. To use something carefully and sparingly.

## Examples
- The family had to economize after both parents lost their jobs.
- During the drought, residents were urged to economize on water.

## Derived Forms
- economization
- economizer
- uneconomizing

## Related Forms
- economic
- economically
- economics
- economist
- economy

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *weyḱ-

## Etymology
From economy + -ize.

## AI Etymology
Economize is from economy + -ize. The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern verbal form is built from the named base and affix. Important recorded forms include *weyḱ- (Proto-Indo-European). Current senses include to save money by spending less and avoiding waste and to use something carefully and sparingly. The wider family includes derived forms such as economization, economizer, and uneconomizing and related words such as economic, economically, economics, economist, and economy.

## Topics
- Money & Finance
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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