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tighten one's belt vs economise
economise vs tighten one's belt
tighten one's belt
and
economise
both are
verbs
.
Word
Noun
Adjective
Verb
Adverb
tighten one's belt
No
No
Yes
No
economise
No
No
Yes
No
As verbs,
economise
is a hypernym of
tighten one's belt
; that is,
economise
is a word with a broader meaning than
tighten one's belt
:
tighten one's belt
: live frugally and use less resources
economise
: spend sparingly, avoid the waste of
Other hypernyms of tighten one's belt include
economize
,
save
.
tighten one's belt (verb)
economise (verb)
live frugally and use less resources
use cautiously and frugally
spend sparingly, avoid the waste of
Words related to "
tighten one's belt
"
economise
economize
save
Words related to "
economise
"
Australian spelling
British spelling
conserve
drop
economiser
economize
expend
husband
preserve
retrench
save
spend
tighten one's belt
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