- conserve, husband, economize, economise - use cautiously and frugally; "I try to economize my spare time"; "conserve your energy for the ascent to the summit"
--1 is one way to save, preserve
Sample sentence:Derived forms: noun economizer1, noun economy2, noun economy3, noun economy4
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- save, economize, economise - spend sparingly, avoid the waste of; "This move will save money"; "The less fortunate will have to economize now"
--2 is one way to spend, expend, drop
Sample sentences:Derived forms: noun economizer1, noun economy2, noun economy3, noun economy4
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