economize
verb
[ ɪˈkɒnəmʌɪz ]
• spend less; reduce one's expenses.
• "I have to economize where I can"
Similar:
save (money),
cut expenditure,
cut costs,
cut back,
make cutbacks,
make cuts,
retrench,
husband one's resources,
budget,
be (more) economical,
make economies,
be thrifty,
be sparing,
be frugal,
buy (more) cheaply,
use less,
reduce/decrease wastage,
scrimp,
scrimp and save,
scrimp and scrape,
cut corners,
tighten one's belt,
draw in one's horns,
count the/your pennies,
watch the/your pennies,
pinch the/your pennies,
rake and scrape,
Opposite:
spend,
be extravagant,
