E·con·o·mize v. t. [imp. & p. p. Economized p. pr. & vb. n. Economizing.]  To manage with economy; to use with prudence; to expend with frugality; as, to economize one's income. [Written also economise.]
     Expenses in the city were to be economized.   --Jowett (Thucyd. ).
     Calculating how to economize time.   --W. Irving.