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
economize (third-person singular simple present economizes, present participle economizing, simple past and past participle economized)
(intransitive) To practice being economical (by using things sparingly or in moderation, and by avoiding waste or extravagance).
(transitive) To use frugally.
Source: Wiktionary
E*con"o*mize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Economized; p. pr. & vb. n. Economizing.] Etym: [Cf. F. Ă©conomiser.]
Definition: To manage with economy; to use with prudence; to expend with frugality; as, to economize one's income. [Written also economise.] Expenses in the city were to be economized. Jowett (Thucyd. ). Calculating how to economize time. W. Irving.
E*con"o*mize, v. i.
Definition: To be prudently sparing in expenditure; to be frugal and saving; as, to economize in order to grow rich. [Written also economise.] Milton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
16 January 2025
(noun) a collection of rules or prescribed standards on the basis of which decisions are made; “they run things by the book around here”
Coffee is a brewed drink prepared from roasted coffee beans, the seeds of berries from certain Coffea species. When coffee berries turn from green to bright red – indicating ripeness – they are picked, processed, and dried. Dried coffee seeds are roasted to varying degrees, depending on the desired flavor.
