Past tense of economise; used money or resources carefully and efficiently.
The past tense of 'economise,' formed by adding the regular '-ed' suffix. British English spelling variant.
When households economised during the Great Depression, saving every penny, they inadvertently worsened the economic crisis by reducing consumer spending that businesses depended on—a tragic economic paradox.
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