economize
verb (used without object)
to practice economy; avoid waste or extravagance.
has economized
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present perfectof economize (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Emmanuel has laid by nearly sixty thousand francs which he has economized, and we will give them to Lemulquinier.
From The Alkahest by Katharine Prescott Wormeley
In some establishments, it is customary for the master to give a small gratuity whenever any workman has exercised a remarkable degree of skill, or has economized the material employed.
From On the Economy of Machinery and Manufactures by Charles Babbage
