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expend vs economise

economise vs expend

expend and economise both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
expend No No Yes No
economise No No Yes No
As verbs, economise is a hyponym of expend; that is, economise is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than expend:
  • expend: pay out
  • economise: spend sparingly, avoid the waste of
expend (verb) economise (verb)
use up (resources or materials) use cautiously and frugally
pay out spend sparingly, avoid the waste of
Difference between expend and economise

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