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Offroad Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

To economise

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Is 'to economise' common where you live? Today was actually the first time I had seen it. To my understanding, one of the verbs what could replace it (and most common) would be 'save [up]'. Some may prefer the 'ize' version.

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offroad Is 'to economise' common where you live? It's not uncommon. It is more used in business contexts than in personal contexts.

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  • offroad Is 'to economise' common where you live?
  • It's not uncommon.
  • It is more used in business contexts than in personal contexts.
  • It means to reduce operating costs or costs of living by taking certain actions.
  • offroad .
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offroadIs 'to economise' common where you live?
It's not uncommon. It is more used in business contexts than in personal contexts.
It means to reduce operating costs or costs of living by taking certain actions.
offroad. Some may prefer the 'ize' version.
That's the US (American English) spelling.
The -ise ending is
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