Antonyms for economize


Grammar : Verb
Spell : ih-kon-uh-mahyz
Phonetic Transcription : ɪˈkɒn əˌmaɪz


Definition of economize

Origin :
  • 1640s, "to govern a household," from economy + -ize. Meaning "to spend less" is from 1790. Related: Economized; economizing; economization; economizer.
  • verb save money
Example sentences :
  • You'll say that you and she will economize and fight it out together.
  • Extract from : « The Portygee » by Joseph Crosby Lincoln
  • Two college students were short of money and had to economize greatly.
  • Extract from : « Common Science » by Carleton W. Washburne
  • With an abundance of fish, we were able to economize our provisions.
  • Extract from : « The Philippine Islands » by John Foreman
  • It was induced by its dynamic necessities to economize the gods.
  • Extract from : « The Education of Henry Adams » by Henry Adams
  • It was I who first announced that you cannot economize in the quality of your paper.
  • Extract from : « The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 83, September, 1864 » by Various
  • Indeed, I believe we may economize in anything better than in fuel.
  • Extract from : « Girls and Women » by Harriet E. Paine (AKA E. Chester}
  • Towards the end of pregnancy the wife should economize her forces.
  • Extract from : « The Physical Life of Woman: » by Dr. George H Napheys
  • Suffering from shipwreck and great destitution, it was necessary for him to economize, as much as possible, in his expenditures.
  • Extract from : « The Adventures of the Chevalier De La Salle and His Companions, in Their Explorations of the Prairies, Forests, Lakes, and Rivers, of the New World, and Their Interviews with the Savage Tribes, Two Hundred Years Ago » by John S. C. Abbott
  • And as long as I can economize ten cents on the piece I shall go on.
  • Extract from : « Woman on Her Own, False Gods & The Red Robe » by Eugne Brieux
  • Only newcomers ever think, of trying to economize on servant bills.
  • Extract from : « Tales of the Malayan Coast » by Rounsevelle Wildman

Synonyms for economize

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