| Main Entry: | economize |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | save money |
Synonyms: |
be frugal, be prudent, be sparing, conserve, cut back, cut corners, cut down, keep within means, make ends meet, manage, meet a budget, pay one's way, pinch pennies, retrench, run tight ship, scrimp, shepherd, skimp, stint, stretch a dollar, tighten one's belt |
Antonyms: |
spend, squander, throw away |
| Main Entry: | pinch |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | be stingy |
Synonyms: |
afflict, distress, economize, oppress, pinch pennies, press, scrape, scrimp, skimp, spare, stint |
Antonyms: |
be generous, give, offer |
| Main Entry: | retrench |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | save |
Synonyms: |
conserve, curtail, cut down, economize, reduce, scrimp, trim |
| Main Entry: | eke |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | lengthen |
Synonyms: |
augment, economize, fill, husband, increase, magnify, stretch, supplement |