Economize

Word ECONOMIZE
Character 9
Hyphenation e con o mize
Pronunciations N/A

Definitions and meanings of "Economize"

What do we mean by economize?

To practice economy, as by avoiding waste or reducing expenditures. intransitive verb

To make economical use of something. intransitive verb

To use or manage with thrift. intransitive verb

To manage economically; practise economy in regard to; treat savingly or sparingly: as, to economize one's means or strength; he economized his expenses.

To practise economy; avoid waste, extravagance, or excess; be sparing in outlay: as, to economize in one's housekeeping, or in the expenditure of energy.

Also spelled economise.

To be prudently sparing in expenditure; to be frugal and saving. intransitive verb

To manage with economy; to use with prudence; to expend with frugality. transitive verb

To practice being economical (by using things sparingly or in moderation, and by avoiding waste or extravagance). verb

To be frugal. verb

Use cautiously and frugally verb

Spend sparingly, avoid the waste of verb

To practice being economical (by using things sparingly or in moderation, and by avoiding waste or extravagance).

To use frugally.

The allocation of scarce resources that have alternative uses. Urban Dictionary

The study of choice in the face of scarcity. Urban Dictionary

Time when the economy is struggling due to selfish or greedy law makers Urban Dictionary

A last name of a greek family, usually consisting of a sexy, smart, and all round perfect middle child named Kristian. Urban Dictionary

Economics is a social science, that is concerned with meeting 'unlimited demands with only scarce resources'. Economics relies on the assumption that everyone wants more and more money, goods and services = we are all a bunch of greedy mo' fo's. Hence the concept is accurate, and will continue to be taught in colleges everwhere for years to come. Noteable masters include the venerable Daddy G, of Peterborough fame. Urban Dictionary

A classy girl who has a low tolerance on alcohol and gets drunk really fast. Urban Dictionary

The study of fufilling ones unlimited wants using the Earth's limited resources. Urban Dictionary

A "science" created by a group of middle-aged, bearded men called "economists" to ensure that anything they say can never be proven wrong Urban Dictionary

-A social science discipline with a contemporaneous logical framework that's based completely on the assumption that scarcity is a problem intrinsic to society. The effect of which justifies greed as a virtue. -An institutional requirement for dime-a-dozen business majors, usu. taught by middle-aged, overly opinionated, white males in need of serious cultural experiences. -Taught by sports coaches in high school as the study of "common sense." Urban Dictionary

Economics is about creating good outcomes for human beings. Economics isn't meant to explain everything, but it is good for establishing parameters, distinguishing relationships, identifying issues, clarifying options and providing an analytical framework. Urban Dictionary

Synonyms and Antonyms for Economize

The word "economize" in example sentences

I don't think it's completely unreasonable to balk at the cost of college, as your co-blogger has, but I doubt the right way to economize is to sneak into the lectures. ❋ Unknown (2009)

"People are learning how to conserve and economize, which is a great thing because we have been a wasteful society." ❋ Molly Gasiewicz [email protected] (2010)

Certainly some male friends complain that their wives don't know the meaning of the word "economize" but most of my female friends are not that stupid. ❋ Unknown (2008)

As nearly all men in office, who have not a personal taste to satisfy, are well content, if they succeed in satisfying the public, we fear the Superintendent will be forced to "economize" on the keeping of the Park, as he was the past year, to a degree which will be as far from true economy as the cleaning of mosaic floors with birch brooms. ❋ Various (N/A)

As an example of how deliberation can "economize" on moral disagreements, she cites the fetal tissue research guidelines issued in 1975 by the National Commission for the Protection of Human Subjects of Biomedical and Behavioral Research. ❋ Ronald Bailey (2010)

Another Western US utility's management decided to "economize" by combining the SCADA functions with the company's corporate functions in a single computer. ❋ Unknown (2009)

One gets the feeling that words and phrases such as "economize" and "credit crunch" and ❋ Unknown (2008)

Cement is an expensive material, which provides a strong incentive for the contractor to "economize" in its use, with mutual distribution of the resulting "savings" Providing water for curing concrete, plaster, or mortar in brickwork, or for moisture control in embankment compaction, can also be a costly item for the contractor, who may have an incentive to reduce or eliminate its use, often with the collaboration of the inspector who may be under considerable pressure to cooperate. ❋ Unknown (1995)

What Hick really wants is to "volunteer" Colorado energy users to bankroll a higher ed establishment that refuses to economize, refuses to cut costs, refuses to change the way it operates. ❋ Sean Paige (2010)

He no longer bought books, and he economized in petty ways and sought to delay the inevitable end; though he did not know how to economize, and brought the end nearer by a week when he gave his sister Marian five dollars for a dress. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Initially the Sanger et al. discovery was attributed to the need to economize coding capacity in the genome of a small virus. ❋ James A. Shapiro (2012)

States are going to have to find ways to economize. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Defense Secretary Robert Gates wants to economize on some military operations, through only to pour the savings into other Pentagon programs. ❋ John Feffer (2010)

"If developing countries want to continue to have the very strong growth they've seen, they have to take important steps to economize and to be more efficient in their use of resources," Burns said. ❋ Ian Talley (2011)

Everyone should have a [basic] understanding of economics to be an [educated] [citizen] ❋ Thomas Sowell (2005)

[Ignorant people] who post idiotic definitions have [scarce] [resources]. ❋ Adam Smith (2005)

"She isn't very [hard on] us about selling [yearbook] [ads] because of the economicness." ❋ Abbie Martin (2009)

Yo [shawty], you part of the economou family? [Ye], but I wish I was [Kristian] ❋ Mumslovleypasta (2020)

A: how much are these bananas? B: £2 A: Fine, I buy them off that [illegal immigrant] for £1.50 Hence the laws of [Supply and Demand] are and the concept of [economics] is satisfied. ❋ Whittlesey Warrior (2006)

That girl doesn't need a lot of alcohol to have a good time, she's quite an economical date. Dude 1: "oh you get drunk off of [one beer], you must be a [cheap date]" [Classy] Girl: "No, I'm not cheap, I'm just economical." ❋ Nedz (2008)

"It's pure economics! Since our [resource] of TV writers is [scarce], we're stuck with crappy [reality shows]!" ❋ Xopher (2005)

Steve: Dude, you really [f'd up] on that predication! Economist: Well if one looks at it from a non-inflationary enviorment, disregarding the [laffer] curve, then my hypothesis was in fact correct. Its [Economics 101] ❋ TheBigN2727 (2009)

Teacher: "Economics studies how a society chooses to [allocate] its scarce resources among alternative uses." Student: "What if [the society's] resources cease to be scarce?" Teacher: "How is that even possible?" Student: "[The society's] productivity meets or exceeds the point of what it needs to sustain itself." Teacher: "But individual material DESIRES are infinite!" Student: "Only in a society that breeds such nonsense." ❋ Haaaaaze (2009)

[Economics] can establish [criteria] by which [governmental] decisions can be made. ❋ Leelo Dallas Multipass (2005)

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