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economizeto use money, time, or resources carefully and avoid waste

Part of speech: VERB

Definition: to use money, time, or resources carefully and avoid waste

Pronunciation (IPA): /ɪˈkɑːnəmaɪz/

Korean meaning: 절약하다, 아껴쓰다

Korean pronunciation: 이-카-너-마이즈 (강세: 카)

Example Sentences

  • My mom told me to economize on pizza orders after seeing our credit card bill.
  • The company decided to economize by replacing the office coffee machine with instant coffee.
  • During the recession, many families had to economize on their daily expenses.

economize

VERB

//ɪˈkɑːnəmaɪz//

to use money, time, or resources carefully and avoid waste

economize concept
💡 Concept

Shopping smart to save money

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economize rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

To economize, you must compromise and recognize!

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ɪˈkɑːnəmaɪz/
🇬🇧 UK/ɪˈkɒnəmaɪz/

🌳Etymology

Rooteconom-
Suffix--ize

Origin

그리스어 'oikonomia(가정 관리)'에서 유래된 economy에 동사형 접미사 -ize가 붙어 '경제적으로 관리하다'는 의미가 되었습니다.

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🎵Rhyme

compromisemodernizerecognize
compromise
modernize
recognize

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📝Examples

😄 Fun example

My mom told me to economize on pizza orders after seeing our credit card bill.

😄 Fun example

The company decided to economize by replacing the office coffee machine with instant coffee.

During the recession, many families had to economize on their daily expenses.

She learned to economize on electricity by unplugging devices when not in use.

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📚Related Words

Synonyms

savecut backreduce spendingconservescrimp

Antonyms

wastesquandersplurge

Related

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