économiser

/e.kɔ.nɔ.mi.ze/

verb A2

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: core. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present
économise
past
a économisé
perfect
économisé

Meaning

  1. to save (money)

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Similar words

faire des économies

économiser and faire des économies are close synonyms for "to save money," largely interchangeable.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

economizar

economizar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to save (money)."

Practice

1 What does économiser mean?

2 Fill the gap: Elle ___ pour ses vacances.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches économiser?

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