is economizing
- present progressive of economize (3rd person singular).
Example Sentences
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Jordan Trevino, 28, who recently took a better paying job in advertising in Los Angeles with a $100,000 salary, is economizing in little ways — ordering a cheaper entree when out to dinner, for example.
From New York Times ● Aug. 8, 2022
The company is economizing – sending its prime western zinc plant operations to North Carolina, and downsizing to only one zinc oxide plant in Canada, close to Michelin's operations.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 24, 2013
In the meantime, the International Criminal Court is economizing and exploring alternatives large and small: eliminating subsidies for family phone calls or excess baggage, for example, or placing visitors on empty returning military planes.
From New York Times ● Jun. 4, 2010
Everybody is economizing, shamelessly—and that's a bully word, Daddy, for in most instances it is shameless.
From Michael O'Halloran by Stratton-Porter, Gene
"The father squandered a good deal, and I fancy the present owner is economizing for the sake of his boy."
From A True Friend A Novel by Sergeant, Adeline
