economise

«economise» in Mova's school dictionary: to spend less money or use less of something so that you… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

verb (economise, economises, economised, economising); US economize

meaning for a pupil

1) To economise is to spend less money or use less of something so that you save. tree →

2) To economise on something is to cut back on that one thing. tree →

sense in the lessons

Everyday life and money lessons: families economise when money is short; saving energy and water at school. In stories a poor family economises. Phrases: economise on, need to economise.

examples

• We economise by turning off lights we are not using. tree →
• Mum is economising on snacks this month. tree →
• The school economised on paper by printing on both sides. tree →
• To save for the trip, I economised by not buying sweets. tree →
• The family had to economise after Dad lost his job. tree →
• Campers economise on water in the desert. tree →

note

UK spelling economise, US and often Canada economize. Pattern: economise ON something. Related: economy, economic, economical (good at saving). In a maths problem, if you economise by £2 a week, multiply by the number of weeks to find the saving.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «economise» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.