éconduire, v.a., to show out; to bow out; to dismiss; to put off, to refuse, to deny. Il nous éconduit poliment; he gives us a polite refusal.
économat, n.m., stewardship; bursarship; bursary; steward’s or bursar’s office.
économe, adj., economical, saving, thrifty. C’est une femme —; she is a thrifty woman. Être — de louanges; to be sparing of praise.
économe, n.m.f., steward, housekeeper, manager, economist, purser, bursar, treasurer (of colleges, hospitals).
économie, n.f., economy; thrift. Vivre avec —; to live economically. Faire des —s; to put by money, to save money. L’— de l’univers; the disposition of the universe. L’— du corps humain; the harmony of the human body. L’— d’un discours; the management or disposition of a speech. Il n’y a pas de petites —s; a penny saved is a penny earned, or take care of the pence, etc.
économique, adj., economic, economical, cheap. Ménage —; economical housekeeping. [Economique is applied to things only: as, fourneau —; fuel-saving stove.]
économique, n.f., economics.
économiquement (-mik-mān), adv., economically.
économiser, v.a., to economize, to save, to put by, to husband. — ses forces; to husband one’s strength.
économiste, n.m., economist.