economize

Word family

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++e·con·o·mize (also economise British English) /ɪˈkɒnəmaɪz $ ɪˈkɑː-/ verb [intransitive] SPEND MONEYto reduce the amount of money, time, goods etc that you use 削减；节省 SYN cut downeconomize on Higher taxes encourage people to economize on fuel. 较高的赋税促使人们节省燃料。→ See Verb table

Examples from the Corpus

economize• This lack of sensitivity to the wellsprings of quality largely stems from shopworn but doggedly persistent ideas on where to economize.• Sorry, I can't come out tonight - I'm trying to economize.• If she economized, and perhaps moved in with William, she could probably last for longer.• So she economized by drinking cheap cooking sherry.• Other things equal, the higher the rate of interest, the more individuals can be expected to economize on cash holdings.• Families on low incomes are having to economize on food and heating costs.• He was a master at economizing on his investments.• Having several models economized shooting time since a second unit could operate simultaneously.• We're economizing this year by having a cheaper vacation.• Meanwhile, industry, too, had economized, with steel producers using about 20 percent less energy per ton.• He had tried to economize with the size and quality and the envelopes were in danger of splitting.economize on• We're looking for ways to help farmers economize on chemicals and fertilizer.From Longman Business Dictionaryeconomizee‧con‧o‧mize /ɪˈkɒnəmaɪz ɪˈkɑː-/ (also economise British English) verb [intransitive] to reduce the amount of time, money, goods etc that you useThe company will continue to economize by shedding a further 2,000 jobs this year.economize onNew machines were brought in to economize on labor.→ See Verb table

e·con·o·mize verbChineseSyllable

of money, the time, Corpus to you amount reduce Business etc that goods

economize
e‧con‧o‧mize

(also economise British English) /ɪˈkɒnəmaɪz $ ɪˈkɑː-/ verb [intransitive]

Word Family: noun: economics, economist, economy; adjective: economic, economical ≠ UNECONOMIC(AL), economy; verb: economize; adverb: economically ≠ uneconomically

to reduce the amount of money, time, goods etc that you use
   SYN cut down
    economize on

Higher taxes encourage people to economize on fuel.

econo·mize

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econo·mise

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/ɪˈkɒnəmaɪz/

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NAmE

/ɪˈkɑːnəmaɪz/

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verb

present simple - I / you / we / they

economize

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/ɪˈkɒnəmaɪz/

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NAmE

/ɪˈkɑːnəmaɪz/

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present simple - he / she / it

economizes

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/ɪˈkɒnəmaɪzɪz/

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/ɪˈkɑːnəmaɪzɪz/

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past simple

economized

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/ɪˈkɒnəmaɪzd/

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NAmE

/ɪˈkɑːnəmaɪzd/

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past participle

economized

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/ɪˈkɒnəmaɪzd/

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/ɪˈkɑːnəmaɪzd/

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-ing form

economizing

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/ɪˈkɒnəmaɪzɪŋ/

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/ɪˈkɑːnəmaɪzɪŋ/

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[intransitive]

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to use less money, time, etc. than you normally use 节省；节约；节俭

◆Old people often try to economize on heating, thus endangering their health. 老年人常常想方设法节约用暖气，结果损害了他们的健康。

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<titled tranID="15" status="1">save</titled>budget ◇ economize ◇ tighten your belt

These words all mean to spend less money. 以上各词均含存钱、节俭之义。

save to keep money instead of spending it, often in order to buy a particular thing 常指为了买某物而攒钱、储蓄：◆I'm saving for a new car. 我正攒钱想买辆新车。
budget to be careful about the amount of money you spend; to plan to spend an amount of money for a particular purpose 指谨慎花钱、把…编入预算：◆If we budget carefully we'll be able to afford the trip. 我们精打细算一点，就能够负担这次旅行。
economize to use less money, time, etc. than you normally use 指节省、节约、节俭
tighten your belt (rather informal) to spend less money because there is less available 指勒紧腰带省吃俭用：◆With the price increases, we are all having to tighten our belts. 由于物价上涨，我们都只好勒紧裤腰带了。

Patterns

to save up/budget for sth
to have to save/budget/economize/tighten our belts
to try to/manage to save/budget/economize