economize on

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“Once you get this intense level of demand for these goods in a given geographic region, it makes sense to essentially establish a stocking location nearby to economize on transportation costs,” Miller said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

Banks would economize on their reserve holdings and, in turn, depend less on reserves.

From Barron's • Feb. 20, 2026

Another way couples economize on weddings is to have that dream destination wedding, knowing that some people just won’t go.

From Slate • Apr. 29, 2024

It was said that Winston Churchill’s ancestor the Duke of Marlborough, when writing letters, would not dot his “i”s in order to economize on ink.

From Washington Post • Dec. 23, 2022

Mother had spent a good bit of money buying us new outfits so that we would make a good impression in California, and she thought she ought to economize on train accommodations.

From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey