In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
ECONOMIZING
Verb
economizing
present participle of economize
Source: Wiktionary
ECONOMIZE
E*con"o*mize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Economized; p. pr. & vb. n. Economizing.] Etym: [Cf. F. économiser.]
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
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