economize
verb (used without object)
to practice economy; avoid waste or extravagance.
had economized
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past perfectof economize.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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In times when the father was yet able to work a little, they had economized to a degree that resulted in saving twenty dollars.
From The Wonders of Prayer A Record of Well Authenticated and Wonderful Answers to Prayer by D. W. (Daniel Webster) Whittle
Though he had economized as closely as he knew how, he had made quite an inroad upon his small capital, and had only forty-six dollars left.
From Walter Sherwood's Probation by Horatio Alger
The girl had economized time and labor by using a formula which she knew by heart.
From The 30,000 Dollar Bequest and Other Stories by Mark Twain
Fleury had economized in the army and navy, as elsewhere, and when in 1733 war was forced upon him he was hardly prepared.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 4 "Finland" to "Fleury, Andre" by Various
With true Yankee thrift, she had economized even the available space on her deck, and had a number of sheep, geese, and pigs, on board, for the Demerara market.
From Memoirs of Service Afloat, During the War Between the States by Raphael Semmes
