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- verb Present participle of
economise .
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Examples
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He also made other spasmodic attempts to overcome the spendthrift tendencies he had inherited from his father; but we believe there is no recorded instance of his having succeeded in economising at his own expense.
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There is something entirely Gargantuan in the idea of economising space by piling houses on top of each other, front doors and all.
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No doubt the cloth had been packed with the idea of economising space, and the pieces were wedged as tightly together as if done by a steam-press.
The Boy Tar Mayne Reid 1850
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If Dr. Newman shall complain of them, I can only remind him of the fate which befel the stork caught among the cranes, _even though_ the stork had _not_ done all he could to make himself like a crane, _as Dr. Newman has_, by 'economising' on the very title-page of his pamphlet. "
Apologia pro Vita Sua John Henry Newman 1845
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With the economic gloom building, here is a timely look with MyVoice at economising in daily life.
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Q5: Which aspects will you appy yourself to economising in this year?
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Of course, rather than economising I want more income (AdSense has died a death!), and to that end I have three new web site ideas in the pipeline and one renewal of an older property, but more of that in other posts!
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Office economising and office secret struggles in Japan
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Office economising and office secret struggles in Japan | 世論 What Japan Thinks
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Office economising and office secret struggles in Japan
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