E‐con″o‐mize (ē̍‐kŏn″ō̍‐mīz), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Economized (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Economizing.] [Cf. F. économiser.] 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.