Economize /(ē̇*kŏn"ō̇*mīz)/

E·con·o·mize

Economize

v. t.

imp. & p. p. Economized; p. pr. & vb. n. Economizing

  1. To manage with economy; to use with prudence; to expend with frugality; as, to economize one's income.
    Expenses in the city were to be economized.
    — Jowett (Thucyd. ).
    Calculating how to economize time.

Economize

v. i.
  1. To be prudently sparing in expenditure; to be frugal and saving; as, to economize in order to grow rich.