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The more business one has, the more you are able to accomplish, for you learn to economize your time.
Matthew Hale

Meaning of "economize" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF ECONOMIZE

economize  [ɪˈkɒnəˌmaɪz] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ECONOMIZE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Economize is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb economize in English.

WHAT DOES ECONOMIZE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of economize in the English dictionary

The definition of economize in the dictionary is to limit or reduce.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO ECONOMIZE

PRESENT

Present
I economize
you economize
he/she/it economizes
we economize
you economize
they economize
Present continuous
I am economizing
you are economizing
he/she/it is economizing
we are economizing
you are economizing
they are economizing
Present perfect
I have economized
you have economized
he/she/it has economized
we have economized
you have economized
they have economized
Present perfect continuous
I have been economizing
you have been economizing
he/she/it has been economizing
we have been economizing
you have been economizing
they have been economizing
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I economized
you economized
he/she/it economized
we economized
you economized
they economized
Past continuous
I was economizing
you were economizing
he/she/it was economizing
we were economizing
you were economizing
they were economizing
Past perfect
I had economized
you had economized
he/she/it had economized
we had economized
you had economized
they had economized
Past perfect continuous
I had been economizing
you had been economizing
he/she/it had been economizing
we had been economizing
you had been economizing
they had been economizing
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will economize
you will economize
he/she/it will economize
we will economize
you will economize
they will economize
Future continuous
I will be economizing
you will be economizing
he/she/it will be economizing
we will be economizing
you will be economizing
they will be economizing
Future perfect
I will have economized
you will have economized
he/she/it will have economized
we will have economized
you will have economized
they will have economized
Future perfect continuous
I will have been economizing
you will have been economizing
he/she/it will have been economizing
we will have been economizing
you will have been economizing
they will have been economizing
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would economize
you would economize
he/she/it would economize
we would economize
you would economize
they would economize
Conditional continuous
I would be economizing
you would be economizing
he/she/it would be economizing
we would be economizing
you would be economizing
they would be economizing
Conditional perfect
I would have economize
you would have economize
he/she/it would have economize
we would have economize
you would have economize
they would have economize
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been economizing
you would have been economizing
he/she/it would have been economizing
we would have been economizing
you would have been economizing
they would have been economizing
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you economize
we let´s economize
you economize
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to economize
Past participle
economized
Present Participle
economizing
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ECONOMIZE


anatomize
əˈnætəˌmaɪz
astronomise
əˈstrɒnəˌmaɪz
astronomize
əˈstrɒnəˌmaɪz
atomise
ˈætəˌmaɪz
atomize
ˈætəˌmaɪz
compromise
ˈkɒmprəˌmaɪz
customize
ˈkʌstəˌmaɪz
dichotomize
daɪˈkɒtəˌmaɪz
dynamize
ˈdaɪnəˌmaɪz
epitomise
ɪˈpɪtəˌmaɪz
epitomize
ɪˈpɪtəˌmaɪz
Islamise
ˈɪzləˌmaɪz
Islamize
ˈɪzləˌmaɪz
itemise
ˈaɪtəˌmaɪz
itemize
ˈaɪtəˌmaɪz
polygamize
pəˈlɪɡəˌmaɪz
randomize
ˈrændəˌmaɪz
sodomise
ˈsɒdəˌmaɪz
sodomize
ˈsɒdəˌmaɪz
systemize
ˈsɪstəˌmaɪz

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ECONOMIZE

economic geology
economic indicator
economic management
economic migrant
economic rationalism
economic rent
economic sanctions
economic zone
economical
economically
economics
economies
economies of scale
economisation
economiser
economism
economist
economistic
economization
economizer

WORDS THAT END LIKE ECONOMIZE

anonymize
autotomize
bromize
chromize
hysterectomize
legitimize
lobotomize
maximize
minimize
nephrectomize
oophorectomize
optimize
phlebotomize
pinealectomize
splenectomize
thymectomize
trichotomize
vasectomize
victimize
volumize

Synonyms and antonyms of economize in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «ECONOMIZE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «economize» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of economize

Translation of «economize» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ECONOMIZE

Find out the translation of economize to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of economize from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «economize» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

节省
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

economizar
570 millions of speakers

English

economize
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बचत
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

يَقْتَصِدُ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

экономить
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

economizar
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ব্যয়সঙ্কোচ করা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

économiser
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Menjimatkan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

sparen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

節約する
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

절약하다
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ngirit
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tiết kiệm
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நிதியாதாரம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

वाढवा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kısmak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

economizzare
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

oszczędzić
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

економити
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

a economisi
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κάνω οικονομία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

spaar
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

hushålla
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

spare
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of economize

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ECONOMIZE»

The term «economize» is quite widely used and occupies the 31.013 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ECONOMIZE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «economize» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «economize» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about economize

EXAMPLES

5 QUOTES WITH «ECONOMIZE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word economize.
1
Howard Aiken
The desire to economize time and mental effort in arithmetical computations, and to eliminate human liability to error is probably as old as the science of arithmetic itself.
2
Charles Babbage
Whenever the work is itself light, it becomes necessary, in order to economize time, to increase the velocity.
3
Matthew Hale
The more business one has, the more you are able to accomplish, for you learn to economize your time.
4
Cynthia Lummis
While restoring a sense of fiscal discipline to Congress is a top priority, infrastructure spending is an important and necessary task of government. Our nation's long-term debt requires us to prioritize and economize with every tax dollar.
5
Queen Mary
My parents were in short street, so they had to go abroad to economize.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ECONOMIZE»

Discover the use of economize in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to economize and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Most Important Things You'll Need to Know Before You ...
There are many ways to economize around the house, and you must economize wherever possible. Here are some suggestions I have to help you economize. Use coupons for food and other items that you purchase. Coupons can be ...
John Gerger, 2002
2
The Dismal Science: How Thinking Like an Economist ...
"What does the economist economize?" Sir Dennis asked rhetorically (1956, 154) . His answer: "That scarce resource Love, which we know, just as well as anybody else, to be the most precious thing in the world." By using the impersonal ...
Stephen A. Marglin, 2008
3
Rational Foundations of Democratic Politics
If all agents are wholly self- interested, there is no virtue to economize on; to put the same point in other words, economizing on virtue would be inevitable. Equally, if virtue were universal and abundant, there would be no need to economize ...
Albert Breton, Gianluigi Galeotti, Pierre Salmon, 2003
4
Rural roads to security
155, Ownership and the Human Person, Virgil Michel, O.S.B.) Three Acres and Security (Quarterly), Elgin, Ill. Bulletins: How to Economize by Sewing at Home, Suflern, N. Y., School of Living, I939How to Economize in Building Your Home, ...
L.G. Ligutti, J.C. Rawe
5
Macroeconomics:
He who will not economize will have to agonize. —Confucius If there were no scarcity, we would not need to economize. John Kenneth Galbraith, American economist and social critic Our necessities are few but our wants are endless.
Stephen L. Slavin, 2009
6
Commerce and Finance
No; if we are going to economize on our imports, we are all agreed that we must not, if we can possibly help it. economize on imports from within the Empire. Then where are we going to economize on our imports? Are we going to economize ...
7
Macmillan Dictionary for Children
To spend less money; reduce expenses: It is hard to economize when prices are so high. 2. To be careful to use only a small amount of something; not waste: To economize on water they closed the country club. e*con*o>mize ( ikon'a mlz) ...
Robert B. Costello, 2001
8
Macroeconomics: Public and Private Choice
Let's take a closer look at each and consider the impact on the allocation of resources and the incentive to economize. As we do so, think about how the incentives confronted by consumers and producers influences their behavior. If personal ...
James Gwartney, Richard Stroup, Russell Sobel, 2008
9
The Evolution of Economic Institutions: A Critical Reader
Only thus can individuals believe that they are now part of something bigger that will survive their bodies. The choice of these identities can be seen as another skilful way to economize on bounded emotional skills and to acquire the peace of  ...
Geoffrey Martin Hodgson, 2007
10
Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
A lot of companies are trying to economize by not taking on new staff. Word partners for economy system a booming/strong/stable/weak economy • the global /local/national economy • control/improve/ revive/run/strengthen/wreck the economy ...
‎2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ECONOMIZE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term economize is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Obradovich: Welders, philosophers and the politics of higher …
We can't expect taxpayers to pay more and more to subsidize educational institutions without expecting them to modernize and economize. «DesMoinesRegister.com, Jul 15»
2
Plug Power Inc (NASDAQ:PLUG) Posts Record Revenue In Q2 2015
... really enable customers enhance productivity and economize spending. Plug Power, an undisputed leader in hydrogen fuel cell technology, ... «FinancialsTrend, Jul 15»
3
Bacterial boost makes biofuel production more efficient
This slows down the conversion process, a big problem in a field that needs to economize as much as possible to compete with fossil fuels. «Biomass Magazine, Jul 15»
4
Six steps to get and stay out of debt
Your best bet is to economize enough to pump up your payments and get rid of those balances entirely. If that's not possible, shop around for a ... «MyCentralJersey.com, Jul 15»
5
We'll Have Self-Driving Cars as Taxis by 2030
Princeton's Alain Kornhauser predicts that, by 2030, self-driving vehicles could help economize road miles by carpooling. As for Google's vehicles, they have yet ... «Big Think, Jul 15»
6
The German Siege Of Greece Begins (No, This Is Not A Repeat …
The dwindling cash is sucking the life out of everything from coffee shops to taxis, as anxious Greeks economize amid fears for the future. «Center for Research on Globalization, Jul 15»
7
Stronger, transparent capital market seen
The expectation is that the PSE will be able to “economize” and make the consolidated operations profitable. “After consolidating their ... «Inquirer.net, Jul 15»
8
Greece prepares new bailout bid ahead of EU summit
The dwindling cash is sucking the life out of everything from coffee shops to taxis, as anxious Greeks economize amid fears for the future. Greek ... «Washington Post, Jul 15»
9
These WiFi-enabled outlets and light switches will help lower your …
WeMo's WiFi enabled iterations — which synch up to your smartphone or tablet — will monitor power usage to help you economize. "WeMo ... «Business Insider, Jul 15»
10
The German Siege Of Greece Begins
The dwindling cash is sucking the life out of everything from coffee shops to taxis, as anxious Greeks economize amid fears for the future. «ETF Daily News, Jul 15»

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