economize
e‧con‧o‧mize
(also economise British English) /ɪˈkɒnəmaɪz $ ɪˈkɑː-/ verb [intransitive]
SYN cut down
economize on
Higher taxes encourage people to economize on fuel.
e‧con‧o‧mize
(also economise British English) /ɪˈkɒnəmaɪz $ ɪˈkɑː-/ verb [intransitive] Word Family: noun: economics, economist, economy; adjective: economic, economical ≠ UNECONOMIC(AL), economy; verb: economize; adverb: economically ≠ uneconomically
to reduce the amount of money, time, goods etc that you use SYN cut down
economize on