In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
ECONOMISE
conserve, husband, economize, economise
(verb) use cautiously and frugally; “I try to economize my spare time”; “conserve your energy for the ascent to the summit”
save, economize, economise
(verb) spend sparingly, avoid the waste of; “This move will save money”; “The less fortunate will have to economize now”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Verb
economise (third-person singular simple present economises, present participle economising, simple past and past participle economised)
Non-Oxford British standard spelling of economize.
Anagrams
• economies
Source: Wiktionary
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BOOK
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