Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun The act or practice of economizing, or managing frugally or to the best effect; the result of economizing; economy; saving. Also spelled economisation.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun rare The act or practice of using to the best effect.

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  • noun The act or practice of using resources to the best effect.

Etymologies

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economize +‎ -ation

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Examples

  • How far this 'economization' of the German people had succeededis most visible in the fact that after the War one of the leading headsof German industry, and above all of commerce, was finally able to expressthe opinion that economic effort as such was alone in a position to re-establishGermany.

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  • Important principles like bracing, material economization and moisture prevention may possibly lead to a more sustainable building tradition in the future, says TYIN of their experience.

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  • Because there are an awful lot of games where we don't want economization.

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  • Because there are an awful lot of games where we don't want economization.

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  • Should we, or should we not be concerned about economization?

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  • Since then numerous improvements have been made in it, and it is now extremely well adapted for the economization of labor.

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  • Randomly there is solitary Paxton socialistic; there was something in the chug-a-lug he took and he has fallen asleep by nature the restroom at the sorority economization his duration in place of the moment.

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  • Randomly there is solitary Paxton socialistic; there was something in the chug-a-lug he took and he has fallen asleep by nature the restroom at the sorority economization his duration in place of the moment.

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  • Making the purchases online is gaining popularity as it means economization of time, efforts and money.

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  • But using economization methods is dependent on geography and climate, since temperature and humidity affects how many hours a year a data center can use free cooling.

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