economize
verb (used without object)
to practice economy; avoid waste or extravagance.
economizing
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present participleof economize.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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Dollar stores aren’t the only retail option when it comes to economizing on Easter spending.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 2, 2026
The pilot programs have taken different approaches to economizing.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 20, 2023
When you are already economizing hard, any cut feels like it is hitting bone.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 26, 2022
Pappus of Alexandria declared that bees “possessed a divine sense of symmetry,” and Charles Darwin described the honeycomb as a masterpiece of engineering that is “absolutely perfect in economizing labor and wax.”
From Slate ● Jul. 22, 2015
I walked over to Madison Avenue and started to wait around for a bus because I didn't have hardly any money left and I had to start economizing on cabs and all.
From "The Catcher in the Rye" by J. D. Salinger
