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economize vs spend

spend vs economize

economize and spend both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
economize No No Yes No
spend No No Yes No
As verbs, spend is a hypernym of economize; that is, spend is a word with a broader meaning than economize:
  • economize: spend sparingly, avoid the waste of
  • spend: pay out
Other hypernyms of economize include drop, expend.
economize (verb) spend (verb)
use cautiously and frugally pay out
spend sparingly, avoid the waste of spend completely
use up a period of time in a specific way
Difference between economize and spend

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