economize
verb(British English also economise)
[intransitive]- economize (on something)
to use less money, time, etc. than you normally use 节省；节约；节俭 Old people often try to economize on heating, thus endangering their health. 老年人常常想方设法节约用暖气，结果损害了他们的健康。
Synonyms savesave- budget
- economize
- tighten your belt
- save to keep money instead of spending it, often in order to buy a particular thing:
I’m saving for a new car. 我正攒钱想买辆新车。
- budget to be careful about the amount of money you spend; to plan to spend an amount of money for a particular purpose:
If we budget carefully we’ll be able to afford the trip. 我们精打细算一点，就能够负担这次旅行。
- economize
to use less money, time, etc. than you normally use 指节省、节约、节俭 - tighten your belt (rather informal
) to spend less money because there is less available: 指勒紧腰带省吃俭用： With the price increases, we are all having to tighten our belts. 由于物价上涨，我们都只好勒紧裤腰带了。
- to save up/budget for something
- to have to save/budget/economize/tighten our belts
- to try to/manage to save/budget/economize