economize
US /ɪˈkɑnəˌmaɪz/
Definition
use cautiously and frugally
Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.
Examples
We must economize on travel costs until the end of the fiscal year.
Word Family
VerbVerb
economize gốc
AdjectiveAdj
AdverbAdv
Synonyms
- cut costshaving a meaning similar to economize
- save(sports) the act of preventing the opposition from scoring
Collocations
- Easy economize on heating electricityto economize on heating electricity, meaning to use cautiously and frugally
- Medium economize on operational expensesto economize on operational expenses, meaning to use cautiously and frugally
- Hard economize through automated procurement workflowsto economize through automated procurement workflows, meaning to use cautiously and frugally
- Very Hard compelled to economize ruthlessly across departmentsto compelled to economize ruthlessly across departments, meaning to force somebody to do something
Learner's English edition · Curated definitions for TOEIC learners.